Brian Herlihy
BA, Boston CollegeMSc, London School of Economics
Brian was the Founder and CEO of Black Rhino Group, Blackstone’s Africa platform focused on developing large-scale African infrastructure projects. Brian was also Founder and CEO of SEACOM, a $600 million submarine fiber optic network that was the first cable connecting East & South Africa to Europe and Africa.
Prior to SEACOM, Brian was lead developer on a $5 billion alumina refinery in Guinea and has been involved in over $7 billion of project finance-related deals in Africa.