Bernhard Eikenberg is an Investment Director with Bamboo Finance. He is responsible for developing the company outreach and investment monitoring in Latin America.
Bernhard joined the team of the BlueOrchard Private Equity Fund in March 2009.Previosly he worked for BlueOrchard Finance for over two years. At BlueOrchard Finance, he was in charge of expanding the lending operations in Central America and the Caribbean. He also oversaw the foreign exchange strategy and derivatives activities of the firm. Before entering the field of microfinance, Bernhard was an Associate at JP Morgan in London. He spent more than four years marketing interest rate derivatives and credit and currency products, advising funds on macro investment strategies and national treasuries on liability management. Subsequently, he held various positions with NGOs, most recently advising a microfinance institution in Morocco on strategies to manage foreign currency and interest rate exposure. Bernhard holds a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics, UK, and a MA in Public Administration from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, USA. He speaks English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese. He is currently on the Boards of the following portfolio companies: Apoyo Integral El Salvador, Apoyo Integral Inversiones, CFE Panama, and Banco WWB.
