Executive Director: Wouter Vandersypen

Prior to becoming Kampani’s Executive Director, Wouter was a consultant for PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers). He also worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Rescue Committee and the World Bank.

Wouter is on the Board of Fairtrade Belgium, Trias, and a traditional private equity investment fund, called Invale NV.

He holds a Master’s degree in International Relations & Economics from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a degree in Political Sciences from the University of Leuven, having studied in Leuven, Tübingen and Fribourg.

wvandersypen@kampani.org

Senior Investment Manager: Marilu Ortega

Marilu joined Kampani in late 2021. She has extensive experience doing investments in emerging markets and previously worked at Symbiotics, International Finance Corporation, and the Innovation Lab at Inter-American Development Bank.

Marilu holds a Master’s degree in International Trade and Investments from George Washington University in the US, a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in the US and she is a CFA charterholder. Originally, she is from Venezuela.

mortega@kampani.org

Investment Manager: Mauricio Barocio

Mauricio joined Kampani in late 2021. Before he worked as Portfolio Manager for a family office (asset manager) in Belgium managing a multi-asset investment vehicle. Other professional experiences include working as a Sustainable Financial Consultant for CAPCO in Belgium and as a Microfinance Consultant for Banco ProCredit in El Salvador.

Mauricio holds a postgraduate masters degree in Finance from the London Business School and a double bachelor’s degree in International Business from NEOMA BS in France and the Universidad de las Americas Puebla in Mexico.

mbarocio@kampani.org

Legal support: Van Olmen & Wynant

Van Olmen & Wynant has and will continue to support Kampani with corporate legal aspects on a pro-bono basis.

The VOW corporate department, headed by Luc Wynant, advises and assists clients in all aspects of corporate law, private equity and mergers and acquisitions.