Jeannetta is an energy, public-private partnership (PPP) and legal consultant based in Kigali, Rwanda and Aarhus, Denmark.

She has 10+ years of experience in advising governments, lenders, donors and private developers on large-scale PPP infrastructure transactions across various sectors and jurisdictions. Jeannetta has supported several energy and PPP initiatives across the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, including GET.invest Finance Catalyst, USAID, Power Africa and the International Institute for Sustainable Development. She also served as the Lead Transactions Advisor for the PPP unit of the Rwandan Government, where she structured and negotiated over USD 800 million in investments.

In her legal career, Jeannetta spent time as a project finance associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP representing banks, sponsors, Fortune 500 companies and other institutional investors in cross-border transactions, as well as within the legal departments of the UN and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

As an entrepreneur herself, Jeannetta is passionate about leveraging private sector development for development. She has assisted private sector companies with realizing their strategic growth objectives through targeted operational advice, investment readiness preparation and securing finance.

Jeannetta holds a Juris Doctorate from Boston University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Wake Forest University in Political Science and Japanese. Jeannetta sits on the boards of associations and non-profit organizations in Africa, including American Chamber of Commerce Rwanda. Jeannetta is a native English speaker.