Gerald B. Tanyi
2025 Conference Keynote Speaker
Building Beyond Barriers
Gerald B. Tanyi is the Chief Counsel of the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and a Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School. A globally recognized expert on development finance who has practiced in both common law and civil law systems, Tanyi speaks and writes widely, including in such fora as Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission and the Paris Investor Breakfast Forum.
He earned a J.S.D. and LL.M. at Yale Law School and a Maîtrise en Droit and Licence en Droit from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Tanyi completed advanced studies in banking and capital markets at the University of Geneva’s Centre d’Etudes Juridiques Européennes. He serves on the Advisory Board of Yale Law School’s Center for the Study of Corporate Law.
2025 Panel Speakers
2024 Conference Highlights
The Yale Africa Startup Review is a student and alumni-led initiative featuring founders and startups shaping the future of Africa with entrepreneurship. Our mission is to share stories of ingenuity and innovation to attract interested stakeholders to the African startup ecosystem.
Yale Africa
Startup Review
Diamonds in the Rough. Innovative Verticals. Broad Geographical Representation. Spanning the Investment Spectrum
Our Approach
Our grassroots-driven nominations strategy enables us to source startups across multiple verticals beyond just fintech & logistics.
We find hidden gems at the earliest stages of growth, from bootstrapped to seed stage and tell stories that span the investment spectrum. We search beyond the leading African hubs to find startups from all 54 African countries to achieve wholesome geographical breadth.
Startups are featured based on their innovativeness, product-market fit, scalability, attractiveness to investors & Africa-centricity