WoWE has assembled a field-leading team from across capital markets with extensive track records in financial innovation and sustainable finance. The team has over 60+ years working in the investment industry including with venture capital, private equity and asset management companies as well as institutional asset owners.
The WoWE team is led by interim CEO, Marty Nealon. Marty has over 35 years of experience in the retail business and held senior positions in a broad range of retail channels including department stores, specialty stores, TV, catalog and the Internet. Since stepping back from the corporate world, Marty has been dedicated to programs supporting diversity and gender equality.
WoWE was founded by Patience Marime-Ball in 2018. Under Patience’s leadership, WoWE has augmented the data that demonstrates that gender diversity leads to stronger financial and impact outcomes; influenced others to allocate their assets to diverse teams and strategies; and fueled organizations that are centralizing women Changemakers and removing the friction that impedes greater progress to inclusive and better investment outcomes.
Team
Lili Forouraghi
Lili Forouraghi, CFA is Managing Director with BlackRock where she has held several roles over the past 17 years, in the firm’s asset management and…
Takuro Kimura
Takuro Kimura spent over 30 years in investing with impact in emerging markets from International Finance Corporation (IFC) and financial institutions in the private sector.…
Marty Nealon
Marty has over 35 years of experience in the retail business and held senior positions in a broad range of retail channels including department stores,…
Dr. Ruth Shaber
Ruth Shaber MD is the founder and president of the Tara Health Foundation, which promotes health, well-being and opportunity for women and girls through innovative…
Pooja Eppanapally
Pooja is a financial services professional passionate about using the power of capital to drive social and environmental change. She has deep experience conducting due…
Safo Ngunga
Safo has an undergraduate degree with majors in finance and economics from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. This was complemented with varied experience…
Kwame Lewis
Kwame has nearly two decades of experience in financial services focused on investment management. Kwame is seen as a leader within the private equity industry…
Lesley Ndlovu
Lesley is currently the CEO of the African Risk Capacity “ARC” Ltd. ARC Ltd is a specialist insurance company that provides parametric insurance coverage to…
Junko Yoda
Junko has over 25 years of experience in managing investment portfolios and building sales and trading businesses in global investment banks. As a member of…
Philippe Sachs
Philippe is the Deputy CEO of Kido Education, a company leveraging a unique network of international nurseries and virtual preschool offerings to deliver quality early…
Melanie Levy
Melanie has over 20 years of experience in private equity taxation, mergers and acquisitions and fund structuring. She is the Global Head of Tax and…
Atul Mehta
Atul Mehta is an investor and adviser with a focus on emerging markets companies and funds. He is also a Senior Advisor at the RockCreek…
Jeffrey Nasser
Jeff is a Managing Director at Strategic Investment Group, focused on manager sourcing, monitoring, and selection across private equity, venture capital and real estate. He…
Mindy Posoff
Mindy Posoff is a senior financial services professional with expertise in strategic development, operational due diligence, and institutional sales and marketing. She has more than…
Patience Ball
Patience Marime-Ball is a seasoned investor who is widely recognized for using the levers of finance to innovate pathways for creating a more equal world.…
John Berger
John's career began with 17 years as an investment banker after which he left Wall Street to become a social entrepreneur and has been using…
Jennifer Buckley
Jennifer leads SEAF’s global women’s economic empowerment & gender equality investments. Prior to joining SEAF, she spent 20 years in private equity building and expanding…
Siobhan Cropper-DesAnges
Siobhan has over 14 years of investment experience, including 10 years at the private sector arm of the World Bank Group. She successfully executed over…
Angela Lumanau
Angela Lumanau is a financial services professional passionate about the power of capital to drive sustainable impact at scale. She has a 15-year track record…
Kavita Patel
Kavita is an MBA candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to Sloan, Kavita worked in BlackRock’s Financial Institutions Group advising investment teams of…
Jessica Robinson
Jessica has an extensive background in financial services, she set up Moxie Future to engage with and empower female investors to grow their wealth through…
Maria Skuratovskaya
Maria has deep rooting in public capital markets and a 20+ year track record of building portfolios and introducing new products across sectors and geographies.…
