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Amina Zakhnouf
Co-founder, Je m'engage pour l'Afrique
Morocco

Amina is an Investment Officer at the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID), hosted by the French Development Agency and chaired by Esther Duflo. She has extensive experience in innovation management and international development consulting, having worked at the French Public Investment Bank and supported the creation of the Hellenic Development Bank in Greece. Amina is also the co-founder and editor of "Je m'engage pour l'Afrique," a public policy incubator focused on Euro-African policy making. She has been recognized for her contributions, including being selected to debate with French President Emmanuel Macron during the French Africa Summit in 2021 and named Forbes 30 under 30 by Forbes Africa in 2022 and 2023. Amina graduated from Sciences Po Paris in 2019, specializing in Development Banking, International Public Management, and Global Risks.