
Strategy Manager
Anna brings over a decade of experience at the intersection of strategy, entrepreneurship and impact across Australia and West Africa. She has led strategic advisory and venture debt initiatives at Social Enterprise Finance Australia, supporting purpose-driven businesses to strengthen their models, operations and investment readiness.
Anna is the founder of YEVU, a for-purpose clothing manufacturer built between Ghana and Australia. Over ten years, she grew YEVU into a scalable ethical manufacturing hub in Accra, creating dignified jobs for women and transitioning the enterprise into a thriving, locally led foundation.
As Head of Innovation Labs at Affinity Africa, a digital-first retail bank in Ghana, Anna built a multidisciplinary team and helped shape product and go-to-market strategy for financially excluded communities. Earlier in her career, she worked in development consulting and public policy, and more recently spent some time as policy advisor to the Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney.
Anna holds an honours degree in Political Economy from the University of Sydney and a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact from the University of New South Wales.