Roselyne Chambrier

Chief Executive Officer, Onze Capital

Roselyne Chambrier is an entrepreneurial, result-driven leader, with an extensive track record in West and Central Africa spanning finance and infrastructure sectors, passionate advocate for education and industrialization.

She is the first woman to have conceptualized and commissioned a greenfield bulk and industrial port in West Central Africa, an infrastructure project now contributing annually to ca. 3% to Côte d’Ivoire’s GDP.

She firmly believes that global challenges can be addressed from Africa.

She founded Onze Capital, an investment fund dedicated to unlocking Africa’s potential as a global industrial powerhouse, which mission is to address future labour challenges and create 1 million jobs in Africa’s industrial sector, while equipping the continent with a skilled workforce to meet global demands.

She is also the founder of the Sename Foundation, which empowers underserved girls through access to free, quality education.
In addition, she proudly leads WEF’s #IamTheCode initiative in Benin and Gabon, championing digital literacy and opportunities for the next generation.

She serves as board member at Gabon’s sovereign wealth fund as well as some private companies.

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