Ali Djire 2026 Speakers
Managing Director , CrossBoundary Advisory
Ali Djire is a Managing Director at CrossBoundary Advisory, where he leads investment advisory work focused on unlocking capital for SMEs and priority sectors across West Africa. Ali is passionate about finding creative financing solutions for businesses in Africa, and has extensive experience structuring and implementing blended finance solutions, risk-sharing facilities, and bank engagement models that mobilise private capital while delivering measurable development outcomes. Since joining CrossBoundary, he has sourced and led transactions worth over $300 million across several sectors, including agriculture, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and insurance. Before CrossBoundary, Ali served as an investment professional at pan-African private equity firms, including Adiwale Partners and Kupanda Capital. He also served as the Nigeria Country Manager at Fraym, a geospatial data platform. There, he built the company’s operations in Nigeria and scaled it across West Africa within two years. He holds a dual Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Business Administration from Berea College. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adjire/
