Martin Poulsen

Managing Director
Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors

Martin Poulsen has been active in private equity, SME finance and emerging markets for over 25 years. He has worked extensively on both the GP and LP sides and been successful in raising capital from both public and private sources, including for new fund managers pursuing innovative investment strategies. He is Managing Director of Acacia Sustainable Business Advisors, which provides advisory and fund- raising services to natural assets oriented fund managers, SMEs, NGOs and public sector organisations. He was a founder and co-CEO of the Moringa Partnership, an agroforestry sector oriented fund manager from 2012-2016. Martin is a member of the IDH Farmfit Fund Investment Committee, Senior Advisor to Consilium Capital an advisor and fund raiser in the sustainability sector and to Pamiga SA, a microfinance specialist, amongst others. From 2009-2011 he served as chief private equity officer at the African Development Bank. Martin recently joined the Selection Committee of the International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA).