Meet the Founder
Felicia Yaa Addobea Sao
Chief Executive Officer, Aya Investment Holdings

Felicia is a Development Finance Consultant and Chartered Development Finance Analyst (CDFA) with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of finance, investment and development across Africa.

She specialises in translating complex development opportunities into financially viable, investment-ready projects, bringing together capital structuring, investment appraisal, financial modelling, blended finance and strategic capital mobilisation.

Her distinctive strength lies in combining the rigour of development finance with hands-on experience in real estate and infrastructure development, so she can assess not only how projects are financed, but how they are delivered and sustained.

Felicia is committed to unlocking investment, deploying capital strategically and creating enduring economic and social value through commercially sound, development-focused solutions.

Academic and institutional credentials
MPhil Development Finance

Stellenbosch University

MSc Building Science

University of the Witwatersrand

Master of Architecture

University of the Witwatersrand

Chartered Development Finance Analyst

CDFA