Executive, advisor and author. Two decades leading, advising and building across investment and portfolio management, corporate development, investor relations and capital markets, in the Americas, Asia and Africa.
My career has spanned investment and portfolio management, corporate development, M&A, strategic finance, investor relations and capital markets. As an executive and advisor, I have worked with CEOs, CFOs and boards on deals, financings and difficult moments, in the Americas, Asia and Africa. I am also an author, with books for adults and for children, and the host of The Second Order Brief, a series on how decisions play out.
Helping a company be understood by the people who fund it.
Deciding where a company should go and how to get there.
The numbers and the process behind the big decisions.
Clear advice when a company is under pressure.
I have run these functions, not only advised on them.
I also founded and run StratQuent, an advisory platform.
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The spoken companion to my book Second-Order Effects. Each episode takes one idea from the book and shows how it plays out in a real decision.
The newest is a picture book for children. The other two are for grown-ups, on how companies and investors read each other and on what happens after a decision is made.
New. Releasing November 5, 2026
A Zamu and Friends picture book, by Zack Mukewa
A picture book that introduces business, strategy, teamwork, fairness and money to children through a story. When Zamu and his friends decide to turn two small stands into one big one, they work out what a good deal, a fair price and a promise really mean.
Investor Relations, Valuation, and the Frameworks that Shape Equity Value
A book for executives, directors, investors and advisers on how a company's results, its credibility with investors and its valuation fit together.
FIND YOUR EDITION
How the World's Most Consequential Forces Arrive Unseen
A look at what follows a decision, beyond the first result, and how incentives, institutions and choices shape what happens next in business, leadership and society.
FIND YOUR EDITION
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