Ankur Shah
Business Development Manager
Ankur is responsible for building Acumen Fund’s presence in the Middle East and for global institutional relationships. Prior to joining Acumen Fund, Ankur spent four years working with and advising private investors and entrepreneurs in low-income markets; making financial access and mobile banking investments and developing education, clean water and energy opportunities in India. He began his career with McKinsey & Company advising Fortune 100 companies on M & A and growth opportunities. Ankur also managed a Robin Hood project to reimagine and build libraries in 25+ New York City public schools now serving nearly 20,000 students and helped start a European internet company which raised $150M from private investors. Ankur holds an Architecture degree from Cornell University, and a Masters in International Development from Harvard’s Kennedy School where he was a Reynolds and a Soros Fellow.
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- Dubai