Africa Impact Summit 2025
11th June 2025 | 08:30 GMT+3 | Accra, Ghana
Zafrir Asaf
Zafrir Asaf
Senior Advisor
Zafrir Asaf
Mr. Zafrir Asaf, a Senior Advisor to GSG Impact on finance for SMEs, has extensive experience in international development and the impact economy, with a primary focus on business opportunities in emerging markets.
Previously, Zafrir was a partner at Blue-Laurel Advisors, a strategic advisory firm focused on fostering complex business opportunities throughout the Middle East.
As Director of Emerging Markets and Development Finance Department at Israel’s Ministry of Economy and Industry, Zafrir played a crucial role in shaping the government’s development finance strategy, collaborating with numerous global Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and the private sector to unearth innovative solutions for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. From 2011 to 2016, Zafrir served as the Head of Israel’s Economic & Trade Mission in Vietnam.
Zafrir is an avid volleyball player and a long-distance trail runner.