Forbes profiles Tony Elumelu, founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, a GIIN Investors' Council Member.

"Africapitalism. It's a word you've probably never heard before - but it's an idea that is likely to burst onto center stage in 2012 as Africa maintains its upward spiral towards economic growth and significance. According to Tony Elumelu, the Nigerian-born banker who coined the term, Africapitalism is an 'economic philosophy that embodies the African private sector's commitment to the economic transformation of Africa through long-term investments that create economic prosperity and social wealth.'"