Mr. Wyer is the Senior Vice President of Investment Programs for Heifer Programs International. Before joining HPI, Terry has had multiple senior level international development and investment roles in both the public and private sector. The focus of Terry’s work has been on facilitating finance and investment into local communities for development outcomes. With over 25 years of international experience, he has focused globally on public and private sector engagement and development initiatives to catalyze the potential of the private sector as a driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth. His experience includes fund and investment vehicle development, capital raising, financial institutional capacity building and investment facilitation through multiple channels.
Mr. Wyer is well versed in working with US and other international donors and financial sector partners such as the World Bank, IFC, EBRD, AfDB, the EU, ADB and other DFI’s and regional development banks to aid delivery of capital through private sector engagement.
Mr. Wyer is also a regular speaker and international lecturer and is currently a Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC (non-resident) and is a regular speaker on the international development and investment circuit.
Terry has lived in Cape Town, South Africa for the past 7 years and internationally for the past 25 years working both globally and regionally in diverse cultures such as Albania, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Austria, Indonesia and South Africa. Terry speaks Russian and Polish with English being native. He has worked and lived in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Russia/Kazakhstan over his 25-year international career.
