Salif is a Co-founder and Managing Partner of Malô, a Malian social enterprise focused on improving the lives of smallholder rice farmers by building up their capacity, connecting them to markets, and helping them process their harvests more efficiently and nutritiously. He is also a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Niang Holding, an agribusiness consulting firm with clients ranging from multinational gold mining companies and international NGOs to Malians in the diaspora and retired civil servants. Finally, he is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of Timbuktu Renaissance, a Malian nonprofit leveraging the power of Mali’s rich cultural heritage to counter violent extremism, promote peace, tolerance, and social cohesion not just in Timbuktu but across the Sahel.
