Aïda El Kohen joined Southbridge in July 2021 as a business analyst and has worked with major philanthropic organizations and foundations to implement pan-African entrepreneurial projects.
Before joining Southbridge, Aïda was a junior project manager and consultant at Investisseurs et Partenaires (I&P), an impact investment group dedicated to African SMEs. Aïda also completed internships at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and SOWIT.
Aïda is a graduate of ESSEC Business School, where she obtained a Master's in Management (Grande Ecole), and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics (cum laude) from Wellesley College in the United States. She also spent a year studying African development at the London School of Economics.
Passionate about travel and discovery, Aïda loves stepping out of her comfort zone and takes off whenever she can to explore new horizons.





