Binta Drave

Impact Investing Lead at Independent Consultancy

Speaker

Binta Drave is a seasoned impact investment professional with deep expertise in both private and public markets, sustainability and climate transition investments. She is the founder of Obsido Advisory and previously led impact investing at M&G Private Equity and Real Assets, and has held senior investment roles at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group) and Blakeney Management as Investment Principal for Africa and the Middle East.

Binta’s career also includes a distinguished track record as an award-winning equity research analyst, covering FinTech, TMT and digital infrastructure. She holds an MBA from Saïd Business School, Oxford University, where she has been actively involved in the Business Schools for Climate Leadership (BS4CL) forum. Additionally, Binta advises and invests in early-stage businesses globally and co-chaired the Investment Committee of Marula Square, an impact VC fund founded by Oxford University students.