I grew up in Algiers, in a family and culture that instilled curiosity, resilience, and a strong connection to my roots. I passed my French Baccalauréat there before leaving home at 18 to study economics at the Sorbonne in Paris. That step was transformative: it opened my eyes to the world, yet it also made me realise how deeply I wanted to stay connected to Africa and contribute to meaningful development on the continent.

During my bachelor’s at Paris 1, I discovered a passion for understanding the mechanisms behind development. I explored macroeconomics, econometrics, and international economics, and my dissertation focused on growth in developing countries. It was the beginning of a lifelong quest: how do nations grow, what drives progress, and how can finance become a lever for real change?

I then pursued a Master in Finance at Dauphine Tunis, combining academic depth with practical tools. I learned to model, analyse, and challenge financial assumptions, mastering valuation techniques, derivatives, interest-rate products, and coding tools like VBA and Python. Beyond technical skills, these years strengthened my confidence in tackling complex problems and turning them into actionable solutions.

Professionally, I began in credit risk at Société Générale and PwC, where I learned rigor, discipline, and how to read balance sheets as stories. These roles taught me to approach uncertainty structurally but also revealed my desire to apply finance toward something larger than numbers.

This led me to renewable-energy project finance at Qair in Tunis. I now work on solar projects across Africa, structuring debt, refining financial models, and resolving the details that make ambitious projects feasible. Every project represents more clean energy, more resilience, and more opportunity for communities that need it.

My goal is to leverage finance to accelerate Africa’s energy transition, building a fairer and more sustainable future for the region I am proud to call home.

• Dissertation on: Do developing countries have to open up to be developed?
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