Our Team & Local Partnerships

CARIF operates with a strong “local-for-local” approach, ensuring that our initiatives align with and benefit the Caribbean communities we serve.

Local Expertise: Our team consists of financial professionals, investment specialists, and development advisors with Caribbean roots or expertise, ensuring a deep understanding of regional challenges and opportunities.

Strategic Partnerships: We collaborate with local financial institutions, incubators, universities, and policymakers to create an inclusive, well-integrated investment ecosystem.

Mobilizing Private Sector Capital: CARIF is designed to multiply the effects of investments by blending public funding with private capital, unlocking long-term financing solutions for sustainable businesses and entrepreneurs.

Advisory Board Members

To ensure strategic oversight and access to global expertise, CARIF benefits from a distinguished Advisory Boardcomprising leaders in finance, impact investing, and economic development:

David Kuijper – CEO, European Development Finance Institutions | Formerly at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank, and FMO, bringing deep expertise in public-private investment strategies.

Bert Koenders – Former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor at Leiden University, and Special Envoy to the World Bank, advising on international economic cooperation and policy.

CARIF is actively expanding its Advisory Board to include leading financial professionals, development experts, and private sector investors who align with our mission to catalyze economic transformation in the Dutch Caribbean. Interested? Please let us know!