Aïssatou Gaye joined I&P in 2023 as Investment Manager within the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund program​.

Since 2025, she has held the position of Growth and Ecosystems Manager.

Aïssatou has over 7 years of experience in the growth private equity sector in Sub-Saharan Africa, through her time at AFIG Funds.

She is passionate about topics of ecosystem building for private sector financing in Africa.

Aïssatou holds a MA I in Banking & Finance from BEM Dakar and a BA in Management & International Development from ETICCA Dakar.