Blessing Rugara is the Founder and Managing Director of Circle Capital Group. Mr. Rugara has structured and advised on over $2 billion in transactions on four different continents. He has advised some of the largest corporations, financial institutions, heads of state and government on a wide range of matters ranging from finance and corporate law to strategy and governance. 
Mr. Rugara was previously a Partner in the corporate finance department of a large US based law firm where he represented clients in a variety of industries and advised on transactions in multiple jurisdictions.  He has worked with several Fortune 500 companies and many corporate entities. The majority of his work was in the area of private issuances of debt and equity, municipal bonds, corporate law and board governance. 
Mr. Rugara received his BA Psychology from the University of Manitoba where he served as student union president.  He holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Minnesota Law School, which he attended on a Royal Stone scholarship. Mr. Rugara served on the audit committee of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, and has served on Boards for the Legatum Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship/Sloan School of Management at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), Ashbrook Holdings, and Mecene Investments.