Coco Ferguson co-founded Maris Capital in 2008 and is involved in sourcing and managing investments in Southern Africa and South Sudan. Prior to Maris Capital, Coco was Director for Programmes at the Institute for Philanthropy. Before joining the Institute in 2005, Coco studied Persian and for a masters in International Politics from the School of International Relations, Tehran. She has a degree in Classics from Magdalen College, Oxford and is on the board of Bidoun.

CEO, Prospect Investment Management
David Morrison is the founder and chief executive of Prospect Investment Management, a venture capital advisory firm that acts on behalf of a small group of investors. Prior to founding Prospect in 1999, he had spent several years as a partner of Abingworth Management, which focused on early-stage investment in the United States. He started his career at 3i and also worked briefly at Botts & Company and Blakeney Management.