Member of the Independent Technical Advisory Panel @ (April 2023 - Present)
Member of the Board of Directors of FINCA Microfinance Holding @ (May 2024 - Present)
Member of the Technical Assistance Committee @ (January 2024 - October 2024)
Senior Advisor, Sustainable Energy Finance @ (January 2023 - May 2024)
Member of The Supervisory Board @ (May 2021 - June 2023)
Investment Team @ (July 2022 - November 2022)
Director, Global Equity and Funds, KfW Development Bank @ (August 2020 - July 2022)
Director, Central Africa and Regional Funds, KfW Development Bank @ (July 2019 - August 2020)
Office Director, KfW Pretoria Office, KfW Development Bank @ (September 2016 - July 2019)
Head of Division, Infrastructure Southern Africa, KfW Development Bank @ (January 2014 - September 2016)
Senior Project Manager, Infrastructure Eastern and Southern Africa, KfW Development Bank @ (August 2012 - December 2013)
Senior Project Manager, KfW Development Bank Kampala Office @ (March 2009 - July 2012)
Member of the Board of Directors @ (August 2021 - June 2022)
Member of the Investment Committee @ ATI Regional Liquidity Support Facility (April 2018 - June 2022)
Chairman of the Board of Directors @ (December 2020 - September 2021)
Member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee @ ResponsAbility Energy Holdings (now Serengeti Power) (June 2015 - September 2020)
Executive Director @ Facility for Investment in Small Renewable Transactions (FIRST) (November 2016 - November 2019)
Member of the Investment Committee @ (May 2012 - October 2015)
Co-Founder and Associate Director @ (January 2003 - June 2009)
Project Manager @ (June 2000 - August 2001)
Summer Intern @ (June 2000 - September 2000)
Jan Witte Education
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Phd (Political Economy)
2001-2005
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
MA (International Relations)
1998-2000
University of Potsdam
Diplom (Politik)
1994-1998
Jan Witte Skills
International Development
Project Finance
Renewable Energy
Investing in Sub-Sahara Africa
Global Governance
Microsoft Office
Investing In Sub Sahara Africa
Change Management
Data Center
ITIL
Research
Leadership
Strategy
Microsoft Word
Public Speaking
Project Management
Jan Witte Summary
Jan Witte, based in Nairobi County, Kenya, is currently a Managing Director - COO Asset Management at Cygnum Capital. Jan Witte brings experience from previous roles at Green Climate Fund, FINCA International, The Private Infrastructure Development Group and Tetra Tech. Jan Witte holds a 2001 - 2005 Phd in Political Economy @ Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). With a robust skill set that includes International Development, Project Finance, Renewable Energy, Investing in Sub-Sahara Africa, Global Governance and more. Jan Witte has 3 emails on RocketReach.
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