Cyril Gouiffès

Cyril is the Head of EIF’s social impact team, in charge of all social impact equity instruments at the EIF, from impact funds to social outcome contracts, accelerator / incubation program. EIF’s social impact team counts seven professionnals. His entire career within the EIF has been dedicated to impact related activities, starting with microfinance in 2008. In this context, he was responsible for the implementation of the JASMINE program, an EU initiative aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of microfinance institutions in Europe. Prior to joining the EIF, Cyril gained unique field experience working with microfinance institutions in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Cyril is an occasional lecturer on impact investing at EM Lyon, Audencia and Sciences Po and studied at Toulouse Institut d’Études Politiques where he received a Masters in Development Economics with a focus on poverty alleviation, local development and microfinance.