“A flea troubles a Lion more than the Lion troubles the flea” Kenya
Who we are
Vantage Insights & Strategies LLC (VIS) is a Washington D.C. based advisory firm with sub-Saharan Africa as focal point. Vantage is the product of an enduring commitment to improving socio-economic outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa through market-based solutions anchored on competent public sector leadership and good governance.
what drives us
Our driving business principle is facultative mutualism with our clients. This principle translates to effective and cost efficient solutions for clients.
Our core belief is that profitable business and sustainable poverty reduction in Africa are compatible.
Our shared values are collaboration, learning, confidentiality, conscientiousness. and integrity.
Our values are anchored on philosophical foundations of fairness, free enterprise and individual liberty.
“A cow is milked by the one who knows it” South Africa
Our Talent Resources
Talent is an indispensable ingredient in our operations. Our team is vastly experienced and knowledgeable about the African continent. It is complemented by a vast array of resource persons with sector and function specific expertise.
Matthias Chika Mordi
Chief Executive
Mordi is a vastly experienced participant in financial markets, public policy and thought leadership on the African continent. He brings his experience as a banking executive, economist, communications researcher, and anti-corruption promoter to VIS. He is Chairman, United Capital PLC, an adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University SAIS, Pioneer CEO of the National Competitiveness Council of Nigeria. He is also a member of Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center advisory board, and past agenda board member of the World Economic Forum. He was alternate President of the West Africa Bankers Association. Mordi holds Four Masters degrees from SAIS Johns Hopkins (MIPP), Harvard University (MPA), IESE, Barcelona (MBA) and American University (M.A.) He also garnered an advanced management diploma from Harvard Business School.
Yana Hongla
Associate Director
Yana is a vastly experienced analytics and statistics expert. With certification in business intelligence and data mining, Yana has worked across Africa and in the USA with leading corporates, the US government and multilateral organizations. He earned a Bsc and Msc in Economics & Finance and Business Analytics respectively from the University of texas Austin, and an MA in international economics from Johns Hopkins SAIS
Chuka Anietie-Effiong
Associate
Chuka is a competitiveness practitioner with hands on experience in private-public platforms. Chuka consulted on DFID funded projects and led the project to institute Nigeria’s first competitiveness index. He holds an economics degree from University of Hull and did MBA coursework at University of Chicago.
Mac Atasie
Resource Partner
Mac is the MD/CEO of NEXTZON a rapidly growing West African management consulting, Research and enterprise development company. Mac has valuable experience in the Financial Services, Payments, Brewing, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, and Aviation Industries. He started his career at Nigerian Breweries Plc. West Africa’s largest brewing company, before moving to Accenture where he worked for over a decade. At Accenture, Macauley was Head of Venturing/Payment Systems & Senior Manager, Strategy. Mac has incubated several enterprises in the Fintech and logistics ecosystem. Some of the better known companies are Global Payments Services Limited and eXL Management services Ltd.
Macauley has led several industry-defining initiatives such as the National Switching Project, ATM Consortium Project, and Application Services Provider Project aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises. He anchored the strategic restructuring, positioning and growth of the group that resulted in today’s Heirs Holdings, United Bank for Africa
Macauley has a BSc. and an MSc. in Microbiology, from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Mac has attended executive programmes at Stanford Business School, Cranfield University (U.K.) and Wits University (South Africa).
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