AGENTS FOR IMPACT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director of Impact Investments
Job Titles:
- Business Analyst
- Data Analyst
Ankita is a seasoned business analyst in the Building Materials Industry in India with over 5 years of experience. She has a strong background in data analytics and business development, and she joined Agents for Impact in December 2022 as a data analyst. Ankita is passionate about working in the finance domain and has a deep interest in promoting equality and women's empowerment. Ankita earned her B.E. from Savitribai Phule Pune University in India, where she developed a strong foundation in engineering and technology. With her extensive experience and expertise in data analytics, Ankita brings a unique skill set to Agents for Impact. She is committed to making a positive impact through her work and is excited to be a part of an organization that shares her values.
Bharat Hari Dhakalia is a lawyer with a passion for writing. In his previous roles with law firms, Bharat Hari primarily worked on general corporate matters, intellectual property rights, and media law. His work experience includes drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements, conducting due diligence, and offering advice to clients. He has also served as a Judicial Clerk to Justice Swatanter Kumar at the National Green Tribunal, Delhi.
Bharat Hari graduated with honours from RML National Law University, Lucknow. In addition to law, he has studied screenwriting at the Film and Television Institute of India.
Job Titles:
- Certified Social Auditor
- ESG & Impact Advisor
Dr. Agyeya Trippathi is a certified Social Auditor (SAN-UK & India), Sustainability Expert and Qualified Research Professional instrumental in end-to-end strategy management for organizations aligning with global sustainable standards. He has more than 15 years of experience working in India, Africa and Asia Pacific countries in development projects funded by SDC, UNCDF, UNDP, IFC and World Bank. Large part of his professional engagement was with Government, Donors, INGOs and Private organisations working towards achieving sustainability and inclusivity outcomes.
Job Titles:
- Authorised Representative
- Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Senior Investment Officer SEA
Rico joined Agents for Impact in May 2021 as Investment Officer for South and Southeast Asia. He is responsible for debt investment portfolio development and operations in the region. His tasks include providing support in assessing new opportunities in impact investment, market research, investment portfolio and financial analysis of financial institutions.
Memona Mateen joined AFI in September 2020. Prior to that she worked for GIZ in the projects "Support to Municipalities in Libya" and "Energising Development". There she gained on-hands experience in the fields of Communication, Finance & Administration, and Monitoring & Evaluation.
She has been working for the Center of Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) in Göttingen where she has been involved in reserach tasks and managing the website. In Spring 2017 she was part of a research team which conducted an endline survey of the project "Safe Childbirth Checklist" in the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan.
Memona holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Cologne and a MSc in Development Economics from the Georg-August-University Göttingen. Memona is fluent in Englisch, German, Hindi, and Urdu. Additionally she speaks French on conversational level.
Memona is a member of the Federal Association of German Economists and Business Academics and the Rhetoric Club Frankfurt.
Saloni Kochar joined Agents for Impact in February 2021 as a Key Account Manager covering South East Asia and India. In her role as a, she is responsible for debt investment portfolio development and operations in the region.
Saloni worked for over 7 years in the Indian financial services industry across various sectors including infra-finance private banking, Fintech, and advisory at Big 4. Saloni completed her CFA level III exam and pursued her masters in Accountancy and wishes to pursue her career in sustainable development finance.
Siddharth Arur joined Agents for Impact in August 2020 as Senior Investment Officer, South East Asia and India.
He is responsible for debt investment portfolio development and operations in the region.
Prior to joining AFI, Siddharth worked with DWM as the Regional Representative for Asia covering microfinance institution debt portfolio across India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines and China.
Prior to DWM, Siddharth worked for almost 10 years in the Indian banking industry covering Microfinance, SME Finance and Agri finance. Siddharth worked with ING, HDFC Bank, Ananya Finance and Standard Chartered Bank. He has a total of 17 years across Microfinance, SME Finance and Agri-finance.
Siddharth Arur is an alumnus of Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley. He has also completed an Applied Finance course from IIM Calcutta. He is an MBA in Agribusiness and Plantation Management from Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Bangalore. Siddharth is a graduate of UAS Bangalore in Agriculture Marketing.
Job Titles:
- Development Finance Specialist
- Risk Officer India & South East Asia
Harsh is a Development Finance Specialist with more than 15 years of experience in Inclusive Finance, Digital Finance, Micro- and SME Finance and risk management practices. He has worked with financial institutions across Asia (India, Nepal, Sri-Lanka, Bangladesh, Philippines, Indonesia) and Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia) in the areas of Risk Management, Operations, Strategic and Business Planning. Harsh has extensive experience in the Indian microfinance market, has worked as Risk Manager in several of the larger Indian MFIs and as the Practice Lead for Capital Advisory Services of MicroSave has conducted various institutional assessments and due diligences for potential equity investors.
Job Titles:
- Sustainability & Rating Advisor
As Sustainability & Rating Advisor, Yannick advises financial service providers on sustainability-related regulatory requirements, performs plausibility checks of ESG ratings and contributes to the further development of the AFISAR© Tool.