Astou is the President of the Women’s Investment Club Senegal. She holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) Cachan in partnership with the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris. She focuses on private sector development in sub-Saharan Africa, providing strategic and operational support to entrepreneurs and businesses.
She is the founder of A to A Partners, a strategy and leadership coaching firm that helps individuals and groups transform their teams and organizations. She is also the co-founder of Impact Hub Abidjan, an incubator and accelerator based in Abidjan. Astou’s expertise in global strategy and consulting stems from nearly fifteen years of experience in strategy and management consulting in Europe and Africa.