Thomas R. Gibian

Thomas R. Gibian is the Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners (ECP). As the first private equity firm to raise more than $1.8 billion to invest in companies across the African continent through seven funds, ECP is a leading private equity manager focused exclusively on Africa. Headquartered in Washington DC, ECP has seven offices across Africa and over decade of successful investing experience in companies operating in over 40 countries on the continent. As Chairman, Mr. Gibian assists in the formation and implementation of ECP's investment strategy and manages key relationships with shareholders and portfolio companies. He is actively involved in the ECP investment committees.

Mr. Gibian currently serves as the Head of School for Sandy Spring Friends School, a PK-12th grade college preparatory day school with an optional boarding program located in Sandy Spring, Maryland.

Mr. Gibian served as Chief Operating Officer for the AIG African Infrastructure Fund, managing the daily operations of the fund and overseeing the structuring and valuation of investments. From 1995 to 2000, Mr. Gibian served as a Managing Director in EMP Global's Asia Funds, which managed more than $2.8 billion in capital for investments.  Prior to his work with EMP Global's Asia Funds, Mr. Gibian spent three years as Executive Director and Co-Head of the Structured and Project Finance Group at Goldman Sachs Asia, where he was the firm's senior representative on several groundbreaking transactions in China and Southeast Asia.

He has served on the boards of Celtel International (DRC), Orascom Telecom Algeria, Intercontinental Bank (Nigeria), Ashanti Goldfields (Ghana), interWAVE Communications (Pan-African), BLP Telecom, Spice Telecom (India), Sithe Asia, and the Corporate Council on Africa.  He is also presently a Trustee of the Center for Global Development, African Parks Foundation of Americalre, and Kendal Corporation.

Mr. Gibian received a bachelor's degree with honors from the College of Wooster in Ohio and received an MBA in Finance from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.