Nardos Bekele-Thomas is CEO of the African Union Development Agency (also known as NEPAD, the New Partnership for African Development). Previously, Bekele-Thomas was the resident coordinator of the United Nations in South Africa. In this VISION by Protiviti interview, Joe Kornik, editor-in-chief of VISION by Protiviti, sits down with Nardos Bekele-Thomas to talk about what the continent needs to thrive in the future; namely, investment and infrastructure. Bekele-Thomas lays out how both the public and private sectors will play key roles in turning Africa into a global powerhouse over the next decade and beyond.