Paulo Gomes

Paulo Gomes is a global business leader, an active environmentalist and a key political actor in Guinea-Bissau, with more than 30 years advising governments and corporations on strategy and structural projects across Africa.

He served for eight years as Executive Director of the World Bank Group, representing more than 20 African countries, and was previously principal adviser in Guinea-Bissau's Ministry of Finance. He went on to co-found New African Capital Partners and to found Constelor Investment and Orango Investment Corporation.

He was a founding team member of the Africa Finance Corporation and a founding board member of the Green Climate Fund, and he co-chairs the AfroChampions Initiative, which promotes Africa's economic and industrial transformation.

A committed conservationist, he chairs the BioGuinée Foundation, which mobilises finance and partnerships for biodiversity conservation, sustainable community development and environmental education in Guinea-Bissau, and sits on the steering committee of the Pan African Conservation Trust.

He holds a degree in economics and international trade from Sciences Po and ILERI, and a Master's with honours in economic policy and management from Harvard University.