Hugh Courtney

Biography

I am a current Executive MBA candidate at the Said Business School, University of Oxford.
I am originally from South Africa, now living in London. I have worked in the debt capital markets, corporate finance and most recently social impact investing. I co-founded an inclusive lending business in South Africa in 2013 which supported Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) in a variety of sectors. I am currently founding a new business focused on overcoming the over reliance on collateral in lending to SGBs across developing markets. I am also involved in the creation of an environmental impact bond to fund fire prevention strategies in some of the world's most vulnerable forest areas.