DAVID S. FICK is a graduate of the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and has spent his entire business career as an entrepreneur in Kansas. His interest in African entrepreneurs began while he and his wife were guests of the people of Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia in 2000. This visit ignited a passionate interest in the opportunities for entrepreneurs in Africa as he found success stories everywhere, in spite of the numerous roadblocks that should have made success elusive. For the past six years he has dedicated himself to searching for actual or proposed projects and policy changes that are or could be of great benefit to the people of Africa and the wider entrepreneurial environment.
