Our Team

The people behind SDI's work.

SDI brings together a founder and a network of associate consultants with deep practitioner expertise across trade, investment, economic governance, and institutional reform. We work across Washington DC, East Africa, and frontier markets globally.

Founder and Lead

Caroline Atuhaire
Caroline Atuhaire
Founder and Lead Analyst
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Founder and Lead Analyst

Policy practitioner, trade analyst, and institutional insider.

Caroline brings over 13 years of practitioner expertise at the intersection of trade, investment, and economic governance. Her core expertise spans tax policy and compliance systems, domestic resource mobilisation, institutional reform, and trade and investment analysis with a deep focus on U.S.-Africa economic engagement.

She holds a Master of International Development Policy from Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, an MBA in Finance, and a Project Management Professional certification. Her analytical work draws on quantitative methods including R and Stata, combined with deep understanding of how African public sector systems actually function in practice.

What Caroline brings to SDI is the rare ability to translate complex policy and market dynamics into practical, implementable strategy grounded in over a decade of working inside the institutions that trade and investment policy seeks to engage.

Georgetown MIDP MBA Finance PMP Certified Trade and Investment Analysis Tax Policy and Governance U.S.-Africa Strategy

Associate consultants

Specialists who bring depth where it matters most.

Babra Kyokusiima
Babra Kyokusiima
Infrastructure and Investment Finance
Babra specialises in real estate and infrastructure finance, with deep expertise in investment underwriting, capital structuring, and financial modelling across U.S. and East African markets. She brings the ability to evaluate complex multi-million dollar transactions, build IRR and equity waterfall models, and assess the financial viability of infrastructure and mixed-use projects. Her cross-border experience makes her particularly valuable on SDI engagements involving infrastructure investment analysis, development finance, and U.S.-Africa capital flows.
Investment Underwriting Financial Modelling Capital Structuring Infrastructure Finance PMP Certified
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Emmy Niwagaba
Emmy Niwagaba
Economic Policy and Public Investment
Emmy specialises in economic analysis, public investment appraisal, and evidence-based policy design. Her expertise covers project finance and risk analysis, development programme planning, and translating complex economic data into policy recommendations that government systems can absorb and act on. She brings particular depth in how large-scale public investment programmes are designed, monitored, and evaluated, making her a critical resource on SDI engagements involving government advisory, institutional strengthening, and development partner coordination.
Economic Analysis Public Investment Appraisal Policy Design Project Finance Development Programming
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Asiimwe Edgar
Asiimwe Edgar
Communications and Visual Strategy
Edgar specialises in strategic communications, visual storytelling, and content production. His expertise covers communications strategy design, documentary and photographic production, and translating complex institutional work into compelling narratives for diverse audiences. He brings the ability to ensure that SDI's research, advisory outputs, and institutional voice are communicated with clarity, consistency, and impact, making rigorous analytical work accessible to policymakers, investors, and development partners.
Strategic Communications Visual Storytelling Content Production Photography Documentary
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How we work together

Practitioners who understand institutional reality.

Every member of the SDI team has worked inside the public sector, government systems, and institutional environments that our clients operate in. That practitioner foundation is what makes our advisory genuinely useful rather than theoretically correct.

Insider knowledge
Our team has worked inside revenue authorities, ministries, and development institutions that shape the policy environments we advise on.
Cross-border fluency
We operate across Washington DC, East Africa, and frontier markets, with direct experience on both sides of the U.S.-Africa engagement corridor.
Analytical rigour
Every team member brings formal training in their discipline combined with years of applied work. We value both credentials and real-world competence.
Context-specific by design
We do not apply the same playbook to every engagement. Our team is assembled around the specific expertise each assignment requires.

Work with SDI

Are you a practitioner working at the intersection of trade, policy, or investment?

SDI periodically brings in specialist associates for specific engagements. If you have deep practitioner expertise in trade policy, investment finance, economic governance, or institutional reform, we would welcome the conversation.

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We look for expertise in
  • Trade policy and regulatory systems
  • Investment analysis and financial modelling
  • Economic governance and institutional reform
  • Development finance and programme management
  • Market research and policy evaluation
  • Communications and knowledge management

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