Global Social Impact Investments (GSI), a Spanish asset manager specialised in social impact investing, has announced the appointment of Theany Bazet as Investment Director of GSIF Africa, the fund dedicated to investing in African small and medium-sized enterprises with profitable, scalable business models and high social and environmental impact potential.
In her new role, Bazet will lead the implementation of the fund’s investment strategy and portfolio deployment, strengthening its origination, analysis, structuring and active portfolio support capabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Her appointment comes at a time of growth and strategic evolution for GSIF Africa, which since its launch has made 58 investments in 21 companies across eight countries, with a total of €33.7 million invested. In 2025, the companies supported by GSIF Africa reached 3.7 million direct beneficiaries and contributed to improving market access for more than 85,000 smallholder farmers, reinforcing the fund’s core thesis: investing in strong African businesses that generate economic growth, employment, climate resilience and improved livelihoods for vulnerable communities.
“Theany Bazet joins GSIF Africa at a particularly important moment for the fund. Her track record and expertise strengthen our ability to continue growing with purpose, ambition and investment discipline,” said María Ángeles León, founding partner and CEO of Global Social Impact Investments.
Theany Bazet brings more than 18 years of experience in investment, international markets and impact. Prior to joining GSI, she held senior positions at Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Candriam and EDFI Management Company.
“It is a privilege to join Global Social Impact Investments and contribute to scaling GSIF Africa’s strategy while supporting entrepreneurs who are transforming value chains, driving employment and tangibly improving the livelihoods of their communities,” said Bazet.
In addition to her investment career, Bazet is a professor and programme director in entrepreneurship and finance at ESSEC Business School and serves on the board of Back to School for the Planet. She holds an MSc in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from ESSEC Business School.
Bazet’s appointment follows the recent strengthening of the investment team at GSIF Spain, GSI’s private equity growth fund, with the addition of José María Acín as Associate, where he is involved in financial analysis, structuring and the execution of impact investments in the Spanish market.
About Global Social Impact Investments
Global Social Impact Investments SGIIC, SAU (GSI) is a Spanish asset manager specialised in social impact investing. Authorised and supervised by the CNMV, it invests in strong, profitable and growing companies with the aim of improving the livelihoods of vulnerable people while generating attractive returns for its investors.
GSI currently manages two investment vehicles, GSIF Africa and GSIF Spain, with more than €100 million in assets under management. The firm is part of Santa Comba Gestión, a family office integrating financial, business and philanthropic initiatives led by María Ángeles León and Francisco García Paramés.
About GSIF Africa
GSIF Africa is an evergreen impact fund structured as a Luxembourg SICAV-SIF. With a target size of €60 million, it invests primarily through private debt in established, profitable and growing SMEs across Sub-Saharan Africa that generate positive social and environmental impact. The fund is backed by institutional investors such as MAPFRE Asset Management and AECID, through FONPRODE.
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