Executive Management

Emmanuel Ogyem Boakye is a finance and investment professional with experience in capital markets, corporate finance, credit analysis and transaction advisory. As Managing Partner of Atlas Advisory & Analytics LLC, he leads the firm's strategy, partnerships and business development, combining financial expertise with advanced analytics to help businesses and financial institutions in emerging markets access capital and make informed decisions.

Previously, Emmanuel served as Head of Syndications & Capital Markets at Consolidated Bank Ghana, leading a team responsible for financing solutions and capital-market transactions. His earlier experience at Fidelity Bank Ghana included financial analysis and structured financing.

His work also includes AtlasOne, a credit intelligence venture applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to assess financial institutions and strengthen their connection to institutional capital.

Emmanuel holds an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management, where he graduated as a Sloan Fellow in 2025, and is a CFA charterholder. He previously served as Secretary of CFA Society Ghana and helped establish its local CFA Institute Research Challenge.

His focus is on developing practical financing solutions and expanding investment opportunities across emerging markets.

Matt Strickland is an agritech and digital development professional with extensive experience across Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. At Atlas Advisory & Analytics LLC, he supports pilot fundraising, investor engagement and introductions to prospective funding partners, while contributing to the pilot's strategic direction.

Based in London, Matt serves as Market Engagement Director for the GSMA AgriTech programme, where he has led the market-engagement workstream since 2015. He supports mobile network operators, agribusinesses and technology startups with product innovation, human-centred research and commercialisation.

His experience includes delivering the FCDO-funded GSMA Innovation Fund for the Digitisation of Agricultural Value Chains and supporting AgriTech Accelerator cohorts, helping agritech founders strengthen investment readiness and commercial sustainability.

Earlier in his career, Matt worked with smallholder tea farmers in Malawi and Tanzania as an organisational development consultant. He holds an MBA and a BSc.

Matt brings a practical understanding of how production and transaction data can strengthen creditworthiness and unlock financing—expertise that supports Atlas's mission to connect underserved markets with institutional capital.

Courage Zoiku is an investment professional with more than a decade of experience in corporate finance, portfolio management, credit analysis and investment valuation. As Partner in charge of Global Operations at Atlas Advisory & Analytics LLC, he leads the coordination and execution of the firm's activities across its markets.

His professional background includes Odyssey Energy Solutions and earlier roles at First Finance Company, FirstBanC Financial Services and QFS Securities. At First Finance, he served as Portfolio Manager. At FirstBanC, he worked in corporate finance and research, supporting transactions across real estate, petroleum and pharmaceuticals, and contributed to a portfolio management team overseeing more than GH¢700 million in assets.

Courage is a graduate of Harvard University, having completed the Harvard Kennedy School program, and holds a BA in Economics from the University of Ghana. He is a CFA charterholder.

At Atlas, he brings financial analysis and transaction experience to operational delivery, supporting the firm's growth and its mission to connect emerging-market opportunities with institutional capital.