Catherine Cax

Managing Director, Investments - Soros Economic Development Fund

Part of the executive leadership team at SEDF since 2018, Catherine oversees the deployment of roughly $100million in capital annually and under her management has doubled the fund’s assets.

During her time in leadership roles at IFU – the Danish development finance institution – Catherine spearheaded commercial high-impact investment strategies across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, delivering strong returns and development outcomes.

Catherine is deeply committed to leveraging finance as a tool for sustainable development and innovation. An economist by background Catherine holds a Masters in Economics from Copenhagen University.