Franklin Olakunle Amoo is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Baylis Emerging Markets, a pan-African investment firm, and Chairman of Baylis Digital. He previously led the Strategic Credit Group at Mizuho Securities USA and has worked at Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and DLJ.

Appointed to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA) in 2022, he also advises on African investments and serves on multiple boards, including the U.S.-Nigeria Council (USNC). He played a key role in Ogun State’s investment projects, including an Agro-Cargo Airport and Industrial Free Zone.

A Columbia University and Wharton MBA graduate, Franklin is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst. Of royal Ibadan, Ijebu-Ode, and Mahin descent, he is also an avid farmer in Ogun State. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is married with children