Leadership
Dominique Minoue Ndome

Dominique Minoue Ndome

Founder and Managing Director

Dominique Minoue Ndome is the Founder and Managing Director of Shepherds Oud Advisory — a founder-led boutique practice for cross-border investment, market entry, and institutional partnerships.

Her career spans more than seventeen years across foreign direct investment, international business development, investment promotion, and government advisory — with mandates on both sides of the Atlantic and across Africa.

She has led investment attraction into Illinois with Intersect Illinois, represented Queensland's investment interests across North America with Trade & Investment Queensland, and advised ministries and public agencies across Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Guinea, and the Republic of Congo.

Her sector experience spans critical minerals, energy, infrastructure, healthcare, manufacturing, agribusiness, logistics, and technology.

17+
Years of cross-border experience
30+
Countries engaged across three continents
100+
Government and executive engagements
3
Continents actively covered
Career

Selected career highlights

  1. 2018 — Present
    Founder & Managing Director, Shepherds Oud Advisory
    Advising governments, investment promotion agencies, investors, and international companies on FDI, market entry, and cross-border partnerships.
  2. 2015 — 2018
    International Investment Attraction, Intersect Illinois
    Led international investment attraction and business development into Illinois across Europe and Africa.
  3. 2011 — 2015
    North America Investment, Trade & Investment Queensland
    Represented Queensland's investment interests across the United States and Canada, focused on industrial and infrastructure investors.
  4. 2008 — 2011
    Early career — International Business Development
    Cross-border business development and market entry engagements across Europe and Africa.
Selected Mandates

Representative engagements

Shared at the level of sector and geography. Client-specific details remain confidential.
  • Investment attraction into Illinois with Intersect Illinois
  • North America investment for Trade & Investment Queensland
  • Advisory to ministries across Cameroon, DRC, Guinea, and Congo
  • Healthcare market development in the Benelux
  • Critical minerals engagement across Africa
  • Corridor strategy between the Benelux, the United States, and Africa
Profile

Areas of experience

Areas of expertise
  • Foreign direct investment
  • Investment promotion
  • International business development
  • Strategic partnerships
  • Government advisory
Geographic experience
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Africa
  • Benelux
  • West, Central, and Southern Africa
Sector experience
  • Critical minerals
  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Healthcare
  • Manufacturing and agribusiness
  • Logistics and technology
Beyond the practice

Speaking, advisory, and languages

Speaking & advisory roles
  • Speaker on FDI and cross-border investment forums
  • Advisor to investment promotion agencies on institutional posture
  • Cross-border negotiation and commercial diplomacy
Languages
  • English
  • French
  • Dutch
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