Olivier Pognon

Director & CEO African Legal Support

Olivier is an international lawyer with two decades’ experience, including in project finance, telecommunications, and international development. He is currently the Director and Chief Executive Officer of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF), where he oversees the Facility’s support to African governments in the areas of natural resources, energy, infrastructure PPPs and sovereign finance.

Prior to joining the ALSF, Olivier was the Chief Legal Officer of Airtel Africa Plc, a London Stock Exchange listed company, and before that senior counsel for the MTN Group. He also has wide-ranging experience from his previous employment with Agence Française de Développement, EY Law, and the international law firms CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre and Mayer Brown in Paris.