Risana Zitha is the Managing Director and Head of Africa at DAI Magister, based in London, United Kingdom. She has held this position since September 2022. Prior to joining DAI Magister, Risana served as Managing Director, Chairman Rencap (South Africa), and Head of Investment Banking, Africa at Renaissance Capital from January 2019 to September 2022. Her extensive experience also includes roles at Morgan Stanley, where she was Managing Director - Head of Investment Banking Sub-Saharan Africa (ex SA) from July 2016 to June 2017, and Managing Director - Head of Investment Banking South Africa coverage from January 2012 to June 2016. Risana began her career at Morgan Stanley as an Analyst in Transportation Investment Banking in 1999.