Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Lina Mushanguri is a specialist in clean energy financing, sustainability, corporate finance, market development, inclusion. policy lobbying, regulation and mentoring.

Lina served her articles with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (“PwC”) Harare since 2003 and worked in PwC’s US and Bermuda offices before joining Bermuda’s Financial Services Regulator in 2008. She worked for the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) from 2012-2019, initially as Listings Executive and led its Business Development arm after promotion. At the ZSE, Lina developed relationships with Independent Power Producers and project developers and was instrumental in ZSE joining the UN’s Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative in 2015. She also co-founded ZETTA Capital Partners, a consultancy supporting African capital markets.

In addition to her role as Country Coordinator for Zimbabwe and PFAN Advisor, Lina also serves as PFAN’s Regional Gender Focal Point for Southern Africa.

Thaven has experience in various sectors, ranging from agriculture and mining to media and technology, as well as adaptation and development. He first became involved in PFAN through the development of the adaptation work stream, before becoming regional coordinator. Adaptation has since been mainstreamed into PFAN’s work, a move he believes has been very positive.

Passionate about innovation and with a deep understanding of the challenges facing entrepreneurs, Thaven enjoys seeing projects grow from concept to financial close. “We’ve seen world-class, large scale projects find investment in Southern Africa, and in East Africa we’ve seen many smaller innovative projects achieve finance.” The market, he says, is full of good ideas that become great projects thanks to the guidance of PFAN’s coaches.