Joe Ritchie

Joe Ritchie "is an American businessman who has volunteered in Rwanda for the past five years introducing the country to business leaders around the world.

"The formation was at the fore front of the entrepreneurial philanthropy called Friends of Rwanda.

"He currently serves on President Paul Kagame’s Advisory Council in his role as CEO of the RDB, he will report directly to the Office of the President and will be supported by different management teams.

"Ritchie is also a commodities and options trader, the founder of Chicago Research and Trading, whose capital went up from $200,000 to over $225 million in 11 years.

"According to Business Week, “Ritchie is widely acknowledged to be one of the sharpest minds in the options business”.

"As an avid aircraft owner/operator, Joe Ritchie and his personal friend and mentor, record-setting balloonist Steve Fossett, captured 4 world records previously held by Chuck Yeager in a Piper Cheyenne 400LS."