Our Team
The PACG team has experience working in Africa in banking and private equity roles. They have strong local networks and knowledge of the key companies and organizations operating in various parts of Africa. In addition, they have significant access to international institutions and financiers focused on Africa.
Stephen D. Cashin
CEO and Founder
Born in Libya and raised all over the world, Steve Cashin has spent his lifetime as an engaged and active global citizen with a focus on the African continent. Steve is the founder and CEO of Pan African Capital Group (PACG), an enterprising, nimble platform that makes direct investments in financial services companies, participates in private equity funds and provides advisory services to a diverse array of African-focused clients across the globe. One of PACG’s initial investments was an infrastructure development firm in East Africa, and the firm has participated in various other major infrastructure transactions including renewable and emergency power generation projects, airport development, and oil and gas concessions. Steve has been at the forefront of discussions of how to leverage African capital to fill critical financing gaps across the continent. Prior to PACG, Steve was founder and Managing Director of Modern Africa Fund Managers, LLC, a US$105 million OPIC-sponsored fund for investment in middle-market companies across Africa. Starting his career at HSBC Equator Bank, Steve opened the East Africa office in Nairobi, Kenya where he managed relationships throughout East Africa and represented HSBC Equator Bank in Washington, DC.
Steve serves on several nonprofit boards, including Jesuit Refugee Service International, Georgetown School of Foreign Service, and Africare, where he serves as Board Chairman. He led an initiative to introduce credit ratings to Africa as a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and he continues to advocate for the development of Africa’s financial markets as a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Bretton Woods Committee, the International Institute of Finance, and the Economic Club of Washington, D.C. Steve’s commitment to service began as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zanzibar, Tanzania. He graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1979 and received an MBA from Boston College. He now resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife, Molly, and their three grown children, all of whom share his affinity for the African continent.
oLIVER cASHIN
Director
Oliver joined Pan African Capital Group, LLC in 2020 and brings a wealth of experience in renewables, energy and financial services across the continent. Oliver manages Strategic Initiatives for PACG, focusing on new business initiatives in the office’s advisory and investment business lines. In addition to PACG’s early stage investing, Oliver also oversees value creation initiatives for it’s portfolio in Ghana and Kenya, working closely with the management teams in developing and executing their vision, growth strategies, and strategic initiatives.
Oliver began his career with Aureos Capital in 2010 spearheading ESG and portfolio management for its investments in Southern Africa. Afterwards he worked with PACG portfolio company International Bank Liberia Limited to implement new lending procedures and grow its commercial lending business. He spent five years at ExxonMobil as the business development and government relations lead for new exploration in Sub Saharan Africa. Additionally, Oliver worked closely with PACG portfolio company GridX Africa to secure its early projects and spent time at the Ministry of Finance in Ghana developing a plan to increase renewable generation while reducing existing debts in the power sector.
Oliver received his Bachelor’s Degree from the Georgetown Walsh School of Foreign Service. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School for his MBA and MPP from the Harvard Kennedy School. He was born in Kenya and is based out of New York.
LAUREN CORKE Dunn
Investment Director
At PACG, Lauren works on the investment team to manage the portfolio of direct investments, identify new deals, and exit opportunities, and analyze data and regulatory environments to assist negotiations and decision-making. She also supports PACG’s advisory services and works closely with investment management teams to raise capital, develop growth strategies, and optimize social impact.
Lauren is based in Nairobi, Kenya, and served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Northern Ghana. She is in the process of completing a part-time Global Executive MBA with INSEAD. Lauren came to PACG in 2016 after graduating with an MA from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, where she focused on social enterprise and the role of the private sector in developing economies.
CHRISTY COLLINS
Executive Assistant/Office Manager
Christy Collins joined PACG in 2017. She is an international development professional with particular strengths in administrative and financial management, partner relations, grant-making and capacity-building, monitoring and evaluation, communications, strategic planning and fundraising. She has spent close to 30 years in Africa.
At PACG Christy supports PACG’s administrative and financial management. She supports the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Foundation with program development, grant-making, monitoring and evaluation, capacity-building and fundraising efforts, an in-kind PACG contribution to the Foundation. She has managed programs in community health and nutrition, governance, civil society strengthening, youth leadership and entrepreneurship, and agriculture and natural resource management.
She is familiar with USG and multi-lateral donor procedures and policies, and with francophone administrative, legal and policy environments.
Katakyie ofori-atta
Katakyie joins PACG with 6 years of experience at Goldman Sachs in New York and Hong Kong where he worked on the Equity Management and Strategy team. In this role, Katakyie was responsible for creating and executing market and client penetration strategies to help the firm win market share in equity derivatives and synthetics products. Within Goldman, Katakyie served on the Analyst and Associate Council and was a steering committee member of the Black and Hispanic Network.
Prior to Goldman, Katakyie graduated from Williams College with degrees in Economics and Psychology. At Williams, he was a member of the track and field team, eventually captaining the team and receiving All-American Honors in the 60m and 100m events.