Devang Vussonji
Co-Founder, Axum; Director, Elimu-Soko
Devang Vussonji is a Co-Founder at Axum, an Afrocentric firm tackling socioeconomic development, climate change, and technological innovation. Based in Tanzania, Devang is passionate about collaborating with African leaders, governments and organizations to solve the challenges facing their communities. He is particularly interested in developing self-sustaining solutions that reduce aid dependency. He is currently building multi-partner initiatives that are driving systems change in sectors such as education, food systems, and climate.
Prior to Axum, Devang was a Partner at Dalberg – based in South Africa and Tanzania – where he advised public and private sector clients for 12 years. He also led Dalberg’s Education to Employment practice and chaired its Global People & Values Committee. One of his landmark projects was helping the Government of Tanzania change its policy framework for the sunflower sector, which will help the country achieve its industrialization objectives and reduce its reliance on imported palm oil.
Before moving to Africa, Devang worked for 6 years with Mercer Consulting’s Human Capital Development business in the United States. He holds an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College.
