Founder & CEO, Capoeira Partners
Kurankye Sekyi-Otu is the Founder & CEO of Capoeira Partners, a boutique strategic advisory firm. Having established his expertise in asset management and capital markets over the course of his three-decade career, Kurankye launched Capoeira in 2024. Through Capoeira, he channels his passion to motivate and empower founder-led alternative asset managers looking to accelerate and transform their business.
Before founding Capoeira Partners, he held the role of Chief Strategy Officer for Polar Asset Management Partners, responsible for the firm’s global distribution strategy, marketing, and implementation of strategic business initiatives. Prior to Polar, Kurankye held several business development and marketing roles at firms including Mackenzie Investments and CIBC Capital Markets.
Kurankye is dedicated to the organizations that have shaped his life. He is a Founding Supporter of the Black Opportunity Fund and a past President of the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees for United Way Greater Toronto and the Board of Governors at Branksome Hall.
Kurankye graduated from York University with a B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and holds the CFA and ICD.D designations.