Elvin Guri (’96)

Trustee, CEO of Empower Capital Advisors and Manager of Empower Capital Fund I

Elvin Guri (’96) is an entrepreneur and investor. Currently CEO of Empower Capital Advisors, manager of Empower Capital Fund I, a Jeremie-supported fund investing in Bulgarian lower and mid-market industrial companies. Previously with PwC and EBRD, in 2001-2002 he co-founded JetFinance International that became the largest consumer finance lender in South East Europe (sold to BNP Paribas Personal Finance in 2007). Among his other recent investments is Telekom Albania, the second largest mobile operator in that country. Mr. Guri has an MBA from the University of Oxford Said Business School. He also supports various educational institutions and initiatives in Bulgaria and Albania.