Preeti Sinha
Executive Director
Professional Status
Available soon
Open to opportunities
About Me
Experienced investment banker and development financier with over 30-years of track record across 9 global world-class banks and multilateral organizations.
Served as high-ranking UN official and led the development financing mandate at the UN. Directed the UN’s unique capital investment fund UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
Raised US$20 billion in resource mobilization over a 30-year career. Proven leadership and strongly believe in innovative capital markets with financing instruments, investment vehicles and capital markets products. Serve on Boards related to sustainability, higher education, and community engagement.
Served as high-ranking UN official and led the development financing mandate at the UN. Directed the UN’s unique capital investment fund UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).
Raised US$20 billion in resource mobilization over a 30-year career. Proven leadership and strongly believe in innovative capital markets with financing instruments, investment vehicles and capital markets products. Serve on Boards related to sustainability, higher education, and community engagement.
Founder & Thought Leader
PreetiWorld
Since February 2024
- Building dedicated platform https://preeti.world for Transforming Capital Markets to Serve Humanity and Planet. Visioning and structuring for a #worldwithoutwar, #worldwithoutpoverty, and #worldofnature.
Executive Director
UN Capital Development Fund
February 2021
to February 2024
- Built a powerful development financing Fund at the UN with two-fold hybrid development and finance mandate granted by the UN General Assembly – serving as the UN’s DFI (Development Finance Institution), structuring 6 financial instruments including grants, technical assistance (TA), loans, guarantees, blended funds and bonds.
Achieved the best results and success for the Fund in its 56-year history in the last 2 years with 190% increase in revenues and 40% increase in delivery, catalyzing over $3 billion in impact by energizing and empowering team.
CEO
FFD Financing for Development LLC
July 2018
to January 2021
- Established a private sector impact capital advisory firm FFD serving as a bridge to connect the global north capital to the global south impact investments in Asia and Africa.
- Advised UN and International Organizations in Geneva including CIFOR – ICRAF World Forestry and Agro-Forestry
Senior President
YES Global Institute
October 2014
to June 2018
- Built a leading impact investing practicing think-tank with strong fintech focus to enable basic standards of living for more including sunrise social sectors such as Skills, Digital, CSR, and FinTech solutions for access to capital.
- Actively invested in Social Entrepreneurs in India and supported the Action for India (AFI), an initiative to help scale the impact of for-profit social entrepreneurs in India. Designed Social Impact Bonds (SIB) to finance girls’ education.
Chief Resource Mobilization Officer
African Development Bank
August 2008
to July 2014
- Led the Resource Mobilization team for the US$ 7.3 billion Replenishment for the African Development Fund (ADF)-13 from 27 donors for the 40 least developed African countries with grants and concessional loans.
- Curated an annual US$ 8.8 billion DFI Syndication and Co-Financing Platform called the African Financing Partnership (AFP) with World Bank/IFC, AfDB, EIB, FMO, DEG, Proparco, South African DBSA and IDC.
Associate Director
World Economic Forum
October 2005
to June 2008
- Directed the FFD Initiative with the Swiss SDC and UN Office of FFD convening the largest 5 multilateral development banks and global investment banks to leverage public capital to catalyze private capital.
- Compiled the WEF Report: ‘Untapped Potential of Development Finance Institutions to Catalyze Private Investment’ as a precursor to Blended Finance Funds with First Loss Tranches and Impact Investing.
Head of Strategy
Rabobank International
July 1998
to October 2005
- Launched as an intrapreneur the Dutch AAA-rated specialized Food & Agribusiness Rabobank in India with the CEO and 5-member start-up team. Built the corporate finance business into a loan book of $1 billion over 5 years.
- Responsible for connecting Rabobank offices to India as Head of Global Network Development.
Masters in Public and Private Management MPPM / MBA
Major in Strategy, Minor in Strategic Marketing. High Commendation in Organizational Behaviour. Research Assistant in Corporate Governance. Actively supporting Yale Social Entrepreneurship courses.
Major in Strategy, Minor in Strategic Marketing. High Commendation in Organizational Behaviour. Research Assistant in Corporate Governance. Actively supporting Yale Social Entrepreneurship courses.
Executive Education, Public Economic Financial Management in a Changing World Cambridge, MA
Achieved a certificate in public financial management in government budgeting, strategic planning, and financial allocation.
Achieved a certificate in public financial management in government budgeting, strategic planning, and financial allocation.
Pioneered the Global Leadership Fellowship at WEF. Created the Fellowship with the Dean in a ‘Barazza’ – Swahili for Council. Directed the Financing for Development (FFD) Initiative managing a Steering Group of 20 Banks CEOs.
Honors Thesis on 'Effect of Financial Innovation on Stock Market Volatility' recommended as Best Undergraduate Thesis. Presidential Scholar research in Economics on Foreign Exchange Currencies. Dean's List in Junior year.
- Leadership
- Team management
- Corporate Finance
- Development Finance
- Strategy
- Strategic Communications
- Social Media
- Strategic Partnerships
Languages
-
English
Native
-
French
Intermediate
-
Hindi
Fluent
