Chris Olobo is CEO of Dhamana Guarantee Company, an East Africa-focused financial guarantor that underwrites local-currency debt to ensure timely payment of principal and interest on bonds or loans. Dhamana is backed by InfraCo Africa (PIDG), the African Development Bank, Cardano Development, and Kenya’s County Pension Fund. With 20 years of experience in project and infrastructure finance – from origination to financial close across both economic and social sectors in Europe and Africa – Chris previously served as an investment specialist at IFC and held infrastructure finance roles at PwC and Mott MacDonald in the UK, specializing in structuring and mobilizing capital for infrastructure development. In 2025, he was appointed to the IPFA East Africa Council and to the Board of Directors of the Africa Minigrid Developers Association (AMDA).