Eliot Takaindisa

Chief Executive Officer

Eliot Takaindisa is the Chief Executive Officer of LEAD.  He is an Agribusiness Specialist with core competencies in project development and management, agribusiness and rural development, finance, enterprise development, business linkages, governance and public sector management.  He has more than 25 years of development and banking experience in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. Before joining LEAD, Eliot was Head of the Agribusiness Division of a commercial bank in Zimbabwe. Eliot has been involved in assisting development funding Partners in designing, implementing and evaluating programs. He holds a BSc Honours degree in Agriculture, Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Development Studies. Elliot is also a board member of the Market Linkages Association.