Yezdan Akcacakir

Head of Power | Africa Finance Corporation

Yezdan is a seasoned professional with over 27 years of experience specializing in corporate and project finance, Yezdan has covered energy projects across Middle East, America and Africa. She is the Head of Power for Africa Finance Corporation leading the Power Investment team who is responsible for originating power transactions that align with AFC’s mission of transforming lives and enabling growth across Africa.

Prior to her role in AFC, she held Managing Director roles in energy companies like FTC Solar, SunEdison and Ohmium where she led project finance and business development teams and held senior roles in banking industry in QNB and ABN Amro Bank