Year of Birth: 1975
Nationality: South African

BIO
He is currently a CEO at Zen Consortium, a leading Impact investment & advisory firm, with offices in South Africa, UK, Turkey &
China in 2019, Zen was nominated as the “Most Innovative Business & Social Development Solutions- South Africa” by Global Brands Award.
He is currently an Adviser to the Africa Chamber of Commerce; A Board member to Verto Group; A Mentor at Mandela Washington Fellowship; An Executive & Business coach as well as a keynote speaker at numerous conferences and guest judge to various startup pitching sessions, most recently he was invited to share his insights at the 67CEO event where he shared insights on business on SADC, Economy Development Zone as well as the Covid impacts on business & post-Covid opportunities.
Jovi has a vest interest in driving the startup ecosystem, particularly in Africa where he believes that this sector is currently underserved and it’s in his mission to unleash those hidden unicorns in Africa, He is actively involved in the startup ecosystem (Fintech, Agritech, GreenTech), and have assisted few organizations in shaping their incubation & acceleration offerings, both in Africa and abroad.
Prior Zen, Jovi has spent more 20 years in various Executive roles at the key Financial Institutions & Consulting Firm in South Africa & USA” and experiences is Telecom, FMCG, Financial and NGO sectors.

About Zen Consortium

There is a growing demand for empowering and accelerating SMMEs in Africa, a sector that is currently underserved. The ultimate objective being to create a better future for all.

There is a growing call in driving an empowerment & acceleration of SME/SMMEs in Africa, which is under-served, with an end goal for a better future for all.

In responding to those calls, Zen consortium has to date-partnering with various international development agencies, local governments in driving the same agenda, particularly in Fintech, AgriTech and Edutech spaces across Africa & Asia

So far the results have been great, Thanks to Zen’s unique approach, together with the an effective collaboration between Zen and it’s clients.

The same success model has been replicated to benefit wider communities, particularly in the SME/Community farming space.