Jeff Stine is co-creator and co-managing partner of an investment fund focused on exceptional early-
stage, mission-driven companies in East and West Africa. He serves on a number of startup boards, and is managing director at VestedWorld, a fund-management company. Previously, Stine worked in
investment banking at Lazard, and served in the United States Army as an infantry officer. Stine graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Virginia Tech, and is a graduate of the U.S. Army’s infantry, ranger, and airborne schools, with decorations including the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman’s Badge. Stine earned an MBA with concentrations in analytic finance, economics, entrepreneurship, and accounting from Chicago Booth, and a presidential leadership scholar.