Sachin Gathani is the co-founder and Partner of Laterite, a research-consulting firm based in Kigali, Rwanda. Born and raised in East Africa, Sachin studied and worked in the US and Latin America for more than 10 years before moving back to the region. He has an undergraduate degree in Political Economy and Business from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in International Affairs (Economic Policy & African Studies) from Columbia University.