Speaker

Cyril Gouiffes

Head of Social Impact, Equity Investments & Guarantees

EIF

Cyril has been an investment manager within the venture capital team of EIF for seven years. Since 2019, he has been managing the team in charge of EIF equity social impact investments and portfolio, from social impact funds investments, social outcome contracts and acceleration/incubation projects. His entire career within EIF has been dedicated to impact related activities, starting with microfinance in 2008. In this context, he was responsible for the implementation of the JASMINE programme, an EU initiative aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Europe. Prior to joining EIF, Cyril gained unique field experience working with microfinance institutions in Northern Africa and the Middle EastÂ’Â’