SPEAKER PROFILE

Kyle Kelhofer is the IFC Senior Country Manager for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, based in Accra. He has nearly 3 decades of global development experience focused on supporting private sector growth and job creation. Since joining IFC in 1998, Kyle has worked in various sectors, including energy efficiency in Eastern Europe, SME financing in Africa, and post-conflict finance in the Middle East. As of February 2022, he has led the Ghana cluster of countries which include Liberia and Sierra Leonne, focusing on supporting the development of the agribusiness, manufacturing, and MSME sectors. Kyle holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Dartmouth College and a master's degree in international finance from the University of California.