Profile Of Speakers

Cheryl Jacob

Head of Social Entrepreneurship, E Squared

Cheryl Jacob serves as the Head of Social. Entrepreneurship at E Squared and is responsible for Social Impact Investments. These investments focus primarily on building innovative and sustainable models for social enterprises with youth-focussed micro-entrepreneurial initiatives that has the potential for scale.

Cheryl has over 20 years’ experience in International Development, working across Africa and south east Asia, with organisations such as Oxfam, the United Nations, Obama Foundation, Voluntary Services Overseas UK, Global Fund and as a consultant to South African government on a number of environmental and social programs & initiatives.