Basil Kandaya is a Senior Associate at Convergence supporting member engagement activities in Africa. He brings 6 years of experience in management consulting. Most recently he served as Senior Associate at Open Capital where he supported various programs funded by international development agencies and foundations to de-risk private-sector-driven solutions and crowd in private capital to key sectors such as agriculture, clean energy, manufacturing, water and sanitation, financial services, and education. Basil holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomechanical and Processing Engineering from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Development Finance at Strathmore Business School.