Mr. Romi Bhatia is the Managing Director of RB2 Investments LLC, an investment advisory Firm. He was previously (acting) North Africa Director for Prosper Africa; a presidential-level national security initiative aimed at strengthening the strategic and economic partnership between the U.S. and Africa by catalyzing transformative two-way trade and investment flows. Mr. Bhatia has worked for the past 20 years in the international development and finance field with a focus on microfinance, small business development, and mobilizing private capital for development. During his 10-year span at USAID, Mr. Bhatia has also served in roles as the Sr. Advisor for Diaspora Engagement and Africa Team Lead for the former Office of Development Credit and currently overseas the Prosper Africa Catalytic Investment Facility. Mr. Bhatia was a Fulbright scholar in India with SKS Microfinance (2001) and recipient of the Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellowship on Social Innovation (2015). Mr. Bhatia received his Master’s Degree in International Finance and Business from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (2004).
