Mikir Shah

Mikir Shah is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Africa Specialty Risks, with over 25 years of experience in Africa and developing markets. A highly skilled practitioner with extensive financial experience, Mikir was previously CEO and Founder of Axa Africa Specialty Risks and held senior positions in investment banking including Head of Insurance (UK) and Head of Financial Institutions at Barclays Investment Bank, prior to which he was Head of India at Macquarie Capital. A trained actuary, Mikir started his career at ABN AMRO Bank N.V where he rose to become Head of European and Emerging Markets. Born in Kenya, Mikir is a passionate advocate of using insurance and risk transfer mechanisms to enable economic development in growth markets.