Bertrand is an Associate Partner with Dalberg Advisors, where he leverages his advisory experience, management skills and passion for addressing Africa’s development challenges to lead initiatives that can drive the continent’s economic and social progress in areas such as climate change, circular economy, digital economy, private sector development, and education to employment.

Bertrand has nearly 20 years of experience including over 15 in management consulting and a decade as an executive. He has led multimillion-dollar initiatives for both private and public sector entities and his responsibilities ranged from strategic planning to project management and operations management.

Born and raised in Côte d’Ivoire, Bertrand acquired extensive experience as a management consultant with top-tier advisory firms in North America such as Accenture, Deloitte and Capgemini, before choosing to advise leading African businesses, governments and multilateral institutions as part of organizations such as the World Economic Forum and the Africa CEO Forum.

Bertrand holds both a Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction and a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from York University’s Schulich School of Business in Canada. He is fluent in English and French and proficient in German.