Co-founded by Nate Dickerson and Leigh Knight in 1991.
DKG was co-founded in 1991 by Nathaniel (Nate) Dickerson and Lionel (Leigh) Knight, who at that time had over 25 years of combined commercial banking experience with Chase Manhattan Bank, NA and The First National Bank of Chicago. As bank executives Messrs. Dickerson and Knight were engaged in commercial lending, corporate finance, trade finance, as well as domestic and international debt restructuring.
Our Vision
The full potential within the community development arena, emerging markets and developing economies is realized – Resulting in equal and full access to credit and banking services, sustainable economic growth, and poverty alleviation.
Our Mission
To provide consulting and training services that build capacities, overcomes market challenges, and supports the growth and development of private sector enterprises.
Our Objective
Strengthen institutional capacity and efficiency within the markets we serve. We will achieve this goal by spreading ideas, sharing concepts and tools, and ensuring DKG’s products and services, as well as our business conduct, conform to the highest professional standards.
DKG’s services are organized into two lines of business — Consulting and Training. Our Consultancy practice provides Technical Assistance and Coaching Services; while our Training practice offers Established Courses, as well as Customized and Entrepreneurial training services.
DKG’s engagements have frequently combined consulting and training services targeted to financial sector professionals, entrepreneurs, and technical assistance providers. As a result, DKG has compiled an impressive track record of developing and integrating interactive training products and services within the consulting services it provides.
Over the years, DKG has addressed client requirements on such topics as: SME and commercial credit risk assessment, credit risk management, problem loan management, debt financing and restructuring, corporate governance, capital markets reform and privatization, human resource management, and SME business management.