Lisa Putter 2022 speaker

Senior Pipeline Manager for Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa

Symbiotics Group

Biography

Lisa Putter is the of Senior Pipeline Manager for Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa for The Symbiotics Group. Symbiotics is the leading market access platform for impact investing in emerging and frontier economies. The group manages >USD 2.9 billion in Assets for > 20 funds including the Regional MSME Investment Fund for Sub-Saharan Africa. The Fund invests in financial intermediaries offering financial services to micro, small and medium enterprises and/or providing access to primary goods of low and middle-income households. The Fund has a loan portfolio of USD 160 million covering 20+ countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lisa Putter is a development finance professional with almost 20 years of experience in the field and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from the University of Cape Town.