Philip Barasa
Associate
Over 6 years of experience in advisory and financial services
Previously a Senior Associate at Open Capital Advisors in Nairobi, providing strategic advisory and capital raise support to small and growing businesses (SGBs) across multiple sectors (energy, agribusiness, and fintech) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Prior to that, he served as an ETF Basket Operations Analyst at JP Morgan in Boston, overseeing daily ETF pricing and operations. Earlier experience includes serving as an Equity Research Intern at Susquehanna International Group in New York, focusing on event-driven and special situations, and at Australian Stock Report in Melbourne, where he gained experience in market analysis and stock trading
Graduated as a Global Scholar from Drexel University with a BS in Economics and a minor in Math and is currently a CFA Level II candidate.
Native Swahili and English speaker, and basic proficiency in French