John Piper

John brings 18 years experience in financial services across principal investments, strategic partnerships, investor relations, finance and operations. Before co-founding Acirfa, John spent almost 17 years with Swiss Re (including 10 in the private equity and M&A team) and executed a wide range of deals ranging from c.$1m venture capital, cross-industry joint ventures, $100m+ private equity, and multi-$bn strategic transactions. John was instrumental in building Swiss Re’s portfolio in Sub-Saharan Africa and served as the appointed Board Observer to APA (a top-3 non-life insurer in Kenya).

Directly prior to Acirfa he was part of a new team developing strategic partnerships in the technology sector, including Microsoft and others. Other companies he has worked for include Barclays and Morgan Stanley. John holds a B.Sc. in Economics from the University of Nottingham and qualified as a CFA charterholder in 2009.