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Chief Financial Officer

Thabiso is the CFO for The Catalyst Fund. She is also the fractional CFO at BFA Global. Thabiso is an accomplished executive with nearly 20 years of cross-functional experience in finance, operations, and impact leadership, including over a decade at the C-suite level. She has provided both executive and non-executive directorships in asset management, venture capital, and service industries, successfully leading teams in large corporations, boutique fund managers, and high-growth tech startups across the UK, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Currently holding non-executive director roles at Tripplo and Independent Alternatives, she previously held the position of CFO at Founders Factory Africa (now 54Collective), overseeing a $115 million budget, managing investments, and handling operational expenses across Africa, the UK, and Southeast Asia. Thabiso has a background in strategic finance and governance, complemented by an Executive MBA from the University of Oxford.

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