Elizabeth Howard is an experienced entrepreneur with a passion for investing in Africa's SMEs. She focuses on getting risk capital to companies that create jobs in the continent, and she is an expert in crowdfunding, regulations for fintech, and innovative fund structures. Howard is also the founder of Women in African Investments, a P2P network of over 140 investors. She has a background in quantitative economics and risk management, having studied at top institutions like Stanford University, the Institut d'Etudes politiques de Paris, and the University of Cape Town. Her professional experience includes working as a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Université Paris Dauphine, a risk management R&D consultant at OTC Conseil and Opus Finance Research, and a country risk economist at NKC Independent Economists. She formerly served as the co-founder and CEO of LelapaFund, where she worked to raise funds for African startups. Howard is dedicated to promoting economic growth in Africa and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others.