Etienne is Assistant Vice President at BlackPearl Western & Central Africa based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Etienne manages a portfolio of deals in different sectors including infrastructure, renewable energy, and agriculture.
Prior to joining BlackPearl, Etienne worked with Microsoft for his dissertation about the future of smart cities in the EMEA region and design Fitzpatrick’s UK group of companies' marketing strategy. Finally, Etienne is an alumnus of several prestigious leadership programs including the Chevening scholarship, the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the Ayada Lab entrepreneurship program, and the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program.
Etienne graduated with a Master's Degree in Finance and Accounting from INTEC (Paris, France) and a Certificate in Business & Entrepreneurship from the Northwestern University (Illinois, USA). Besides, he graduated with distinction from Lancaster University (UK) and holds a Master’s degree in Advanced marketing management.