Idris Mohammed

Nigerian citizen with over twenty years of private equity investing experience, with the last seventeen focused on Africa. Founding partner of Corvalis Capital, previously a Partner at Alterra Capital Partners, a spin-out of the Africa team at The Carlyle Group, where Idris was a Managing Director/Partner responsible for West and North Africa. Prior to joining Carlyle/Alterra in 2017, Idris was a Partner (from inception) at Africa-focused private equity firm DPI. He began his private equity career in 2001 with Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, where he helped build the firm’s clean energy investing business before pivoting 'home' to invest in Africa. In previous roles, Idris led all aspects of the investment process, including deal sourcing, execution, and portfolio management, and was actively involved in managing the business, including investment decision-making, talent management and recruitment, and investor relations and fundraising. He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania