Christine Phillpotts

Christine Phillpotts is a Vice President and Equity Research Analyst covering sub‐Saharan Africa for AllianceBernstein’s Emerging and Frontier Markets portfolios. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, she was the Global Portfolio Manager for the Grassroots Business Fund (GBF), which invests in privately held companies in emerging and frontier markets. While at GBF, Christine sourced, structured and supervised investments across several countries, including
Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Rwanda and Mozambique. As a member of the fund’s internal
investment committee, she also assessed and approved transactions in Latin America and Asia.

Christine first discovered Africa's significant growth potential when she traveled to Kenya in 2007 to volunteer with a microfinance organization focused on female entrepreneurs. Since then, she has invested in companies across the continent and has worked closely with entrepreneurs, corporations, non-profit organizations and investors seeking to scale in the region. Christine regularly gives presentations about investing in Africa, and has participated on investment forums hosted by AllianceBernstein, 100 Women in Hedge Funds, Harvard Business School, Wharton School of Business, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

She enjoys traveling and has visited over 30 countries across 5 continents.