Dr Ayesha Khan
Dr. Ayesha K. Khan is a Regional Managing Director at Acumen – a global impact investment fund. She has a strong background in climate finance, corporate strategy, and international business, with a career that has spanned across North America, Asia and the Middle East. She is also the founder and MD of Pakistan’s first climate adaptation fund – a USD 90M equity fund investing in transformative agribusinesses.
Dr Khan sits on various corporate boards, including Bank Alfalah and is part of multiple high-level committees advising the Pakistan government on climate finance and impact investing. Her innovative climate work has been recognized by multiple organizations, including GLF (Germany), where she was selected as one of 16 Women Renewing the Earth (2023) and Fin-Erth (UK) where she was awarded the inaugural Women in Climate award for unlocking capital (2024).
Dr Khan has previously worked as the head of strategy at HBL, the largest bank in Pakistan. She has also worked in New York as a management consultant with McKinsey, where she focused on the financial sector, and at the UNDP, where she was a consultant with the Millennium Development Project.
Dr. Khan holds a doctorate from the Harvard Business School. She has authored various case studies and published several articles focused on emerging markets for different publications – including the Harvard Business Review. Dr. Khan also holds a Masters in International Development (MPAID) from the Harvard University and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton University.