In her role as Director at the Affordable Housing Institute (AHI), Margaux Morenas leads and supports consulting assignments focused on affordable housing finance, policy, and market development across emerging economies. She brings extensive experience in housing market diagnostics, investment scoping, and regulatory advisory, with a portfolio spanning more than 15 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
Since joining AHI in 2018, Margaux has managed and contributed to projects commissioned by major development finance institutions, including the World Bank, IFC, AFD, Proparco, and the Mortgage Refinancing Facility of the WAEMU region (CRRH-UEMOA). Her work has encompassed defining affordable housing frameworks for the WAEMU region, identifying investment opportunities in Guinea and West Africa, and designing financial and legal structures to support affordable housing projects in Kenya, Senegal, and beyond. She has also led comprehensive housing market diagnostics in Uganda, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and the Maldives, as well as feasibility studies for PPP-led housing programs in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Fluent in French and English and proficient in Portuguese, Margaux holds a Master’s in Urban Governance and a Bachelor’s in Political and Social Sciences from Sciences Po Paris. She has also completed specialized training in housing finance, accounting, and geospatial analysis. Based in Paris, she continues to advance AHI’s mission of developing inclusive, sustainable, and financially viable housing ecosystems worldwide.
