Kusi Hornberger is a Partner based in Washington, DC, and a Senior Leader in Dalberg’s Finance & Investment and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning practice areas. Kusi is passionate about using finance and investment to accelerate progress on global development challenges like climate change, poverty and inequality.

With experience across 200+ advisory projects, Kusi is an expert in blended finance, financial inclusion, impact investing, impact measurement and management, and impact-linked finance. His clients include bilateral and multilateral donors, DFIs, family offices, foundations, and private investors, reflecting his dedication to advancing global development through innovative financial solutions. Among his notable contributions are groundbreaking market research reports such as The Missing Middles, Investing as a Means: 20 Years of Patient Capital, How to Fulfill the Potential of Business Development Services using SCALE, and Strategic Evaluation of USDFC’s Portfolio for Impact and Innovation.

A recognized thought leader in the ecosystem, Kusi is the author of Scaling Impact: Finance and Investment for a Better World, hosts the Scaling Impact Capital podcast, and teaches Innovations in Financing for Social Impact at Georgetown University. He champions a living-systems approach to solving complex societal problems, drawing on diverse networks and evidence-based learning to design, implement and support learning from transformative initiatives like Aceli Africa, Catalytic Capital Consortium, Convergence, the Education Finance Network, and the Investors for Health community.

Before joining Dalberg, Kusi served as Vice President of Investment Research at Global Partnerships, leading impact-first initiatives in Central/South America and East Africa. He has worked with Bain & Company, IFC, TechnoServe and the Peace Corps. Kusi currently sits on the advisory boards for several leading impact-led organizations including the ANDE, Friendship Bridge, Roots of Impact and Pomona Impact.

Kusi holds an MBA from INSEAD, an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.