Jules Ngankam is the Group Chief Executive Officer of the African
Guarantee Fund (AGF). He has previously served as Deputy Group CEO and Chief Finance Officer at AGF.

Under his leadership, AGF has expanded its operations in over 40
African countries, partnering with lending institutions to increase
access to finance for Small and Medium Enterprises through AGF’s
risk-sharing guarantees and capacity development assistance.

Jules has over 20 years of experience in banking and financial
services. Prior to joining AGF, Jules worked with Barclays Capital,
the investment banking division of Barclays PLC, in various roles including rates strategist, rates trader and treasury vice-president.

He holds 5 Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Statistics and Economics, Applied Mathematics, Applied Statistics as well as Computer Science.

Jules is passionate about leveraging financial innovation to support financial inclusion and sustainable development. He believes that SMEs are the drivers of economic growth, product innovation, regional development and job creation in Africa.