Joseph Ssentongo

Joseph Ssentongo is the CEO of the Global Innovation Fund (GIF), a multilateral-investment vehicle with a mandate to invest in high-impact innovations that can transform the lives of people living in emerging economies. GIF helps bridge the gap between development assistance and development finance. He has held several executive roles at GIF, including serving as Chief Operating Officer, and prior to that, Senior Vice President for Impact, overseeing the work of the Grants, Analytics, and Environmental, Social Responsibility and Governance (ESG) teams.  He has worked at the intersection of public and private sector collaboration with the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF), where he led the evaluation function, generating insights across a portfolio of eGovernment reforms in 15 African countries, many with implications for citizen access to public services and institutional accountability. Joseph previously worked with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where he contributed to research and policy insights aimed at advancing gender equality in agricultural development.  Earlier in his career, at the Gulbenkian Science Institute, he researched the climatic determinants of infectious diseases such as malaria. Joseph serves as co-Chair of the Orchid Project. (London, UK)