What We Do
Our Leadership
Our executive team combines political insight, technical depth, and operational expertise. With decades of experience across government, investment, and development, they lead with credibility and clarity, bridging vision and implementation.
Hon. Tom Alweendo
Founder
Our executive team combines political insight, technical depth, and operational expertise. With decades of experience across government, investment, and development, they lead with credibility and clarity, bridging vision and implementation.
Ndapwa Alweendo
Our executive team combines political insight, technical depth, and operational expertise. With decades of experience across government, investment, and development, they lead with credibility and clarity, bridging vision and implementation.
Founder’s Story & Legacy
Alvenco draws its name and credibility from the leadership of Hon. Tom Alweendo, a statesman whose legacy of integrity, economic foresight and public service sets the tone for the firm. His vision of grounded, ethical leadership anchors Alvenco’s mission to serve as a trusted bridge between policy and progress, ambition and execution.
Tom Alweendo is the founder of Alvenco Advisory and serves as its Chairman and CEO/COO, responsible for Alvenco’s overall wellbeing. Prior to forming Alvenco, he had a long career in public service. He served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of Namibia, the central bank, between 1993 and 1996, and then served as Governor between until 2010. Among his achievements during his tenure at the Bank of Namibia are the establishment of the local currency, the Namibia Dollar; the localisation of the payments and banking systems; and the establishment of the Financial Intelligence Center.
Between 2010 and 2017, Tom served as Director General of the National Planning Commission (NPC), a Constitutional body tasked with planning the priorities and direction of national development. He presided over the drafting of Namibia’s fourth National Development Plan (NDP4), which prioritised economic sectors with the potential to grow the economy and provide employment. During the NDP4 period, Namibia’s economy grew on average at 5.7 percent.
He served as Minister of Mines and Energy between April 2018 and March 2025. In this role, he prioritised competitiveness and value-addition in the mining and energy sectors, and championed responsible operations by urging investors to earn their license to operate. Several oil and gas discoveries were made during his tenure. His motto is that with ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.
Tom holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Wales, United Kingdom.
Our Core Values
Integrity – We honour commitments with consistency and transparency.
Discipline – We execute with precision, focus, and pragmatism.
Impact – We pursue outcomes that generate lasting public and private value.
We are driven by authenticity, boldness, and an unwavering commitment to impact.
We partner with fellow forward-thinkers to shape and execute ideas that ignite change and create sustainable value.
Our approach is pragmatic; not just envisioning progress; but making it happen.
We believe in inclusivity, knowing that transformation is most powerful when shared.
We are optimistic in our pursuit of a future shaped by fearless action and meaningful progress.
Our Expertise
At Alvenco, we translate strategic ambition into operational impact through six core service pillars. Each offering balances global best practice with deep local intelligence, ensuring your projects in Africa move from vision to reality.
We guide businesses, investors and project developers from initial market assessment through to full operational setup. By decoding regulatory environments, conducting feasibility analysis, and sourcing local partnerships, we eliminate friction and fast-track legitimacy in new markets.
Our team designs and structures bankable PPP frameworks that unlock infrastructure and trade opportunities. From feasibility studies and business-case development to bid strategy, risk allocation, and stakeholder negotiation, we ensure complex, multi-stakeholder projects deliver sustainable value.
Embedding ESG at the heart of our client’s strategy, we develop policies, impact measurement systems, and community engagement plans that turn compliance into competitive advantage. Our approach enhances resilience, market access and stakeholder trust without adding undue burden.
In dynamic and frontier markets, we provide political and regulatory risk assessments, compliance system design and crisis-management planning. Our frameworks turn uncertainty into strategic strength, safeguarding reputations and sustaining operations under any conditions.
We build the ecosystems your projects need to thrive. Through structured stakeholder mapping, advocacy campaigns, and government advisory, we foster the legitimacy and alignment required for lasting support and impact.