Prior to founding Injaro Investments, Jerry Parkes' career spanned fund management, private equity investment, consulting and investment banking with Knox D'Arcy Investment Management, Accenture, Merrill Lynch, UBS and Technoserve-Ghana. He co-authored Ocean and Oil Holdings: Creating a Sustainable Private Equity Business in Africa that forms part of the Private Equity in Emerging Markets curriculum at Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA.