Omar Shaikh
Managing Director, Global Ethical Finance Initiative
Omar is a Chartered Accountant with expertise in ethical and responsible finance, Islamic finance, and private equity. With extensive experience in financial services, he has advised multiple governments and regulators as a leading advocate for sustainable finance, specialising in ecosystem building.
Omar has led the development of several pioneering initiatives in sustainable finance, including the Path to COP, a project focused on leveraging finance for nature-based solutions, and a Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Financial Products Platform, created in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme to promote innovative financing structures aligned with the SDGs.
Omar earned a Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) from the University of Glasgow and holds select board advisory roles, including with the UK Islamic Finance Council and The Prince’s Trust Scotland.
