After completing a law degree at Kings College London LLB, Chris was called to the Bar in 1990, following which he established Trafalgar Chambers on Fleet Street, becoming “the youngest head of barristers’ chambers in the last century” according to the Sunday Times.

During this period Mr Cleverly was a regular presenter on Channel 4 and contributor to the other main channels, radio and newspapers. Since then he has been board member of a number of companies in UK, India, China and Africa both listed on regulated exchanges and private in a number of sectors and jurisdictions.

As CEO of Made In Africa Foundation, Mr.Cleverly was co-architect of $1.5 billion Africa50 fund with the African Development Bank which has been lead investor in a number of large scale renewable energy projects. Since inception, Africa50 has now completed over $6.6billion of infrastructure projects.

He has also advised various UK Government and African governments on development.

He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Reading University in 2014 and has recently completed a courses in Circular Economy and Sustainability Strategies at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and in Ethics and AI at London School of Economics. His portrait is held by the National Portrait Gallery in London.