Amani Anai

Amani Anai is a Design Partner at Dfi, a human-centered design studio specializing in storytelling, identity systems, data visualization, product development and design-thinking. Her current areas of focus include cultural equity and inclusion, sustainable urban planning, capacity building within marginalized communities, culturally-driven digital ecosystems, and thought leadership surrounding impactful design.

Over the last decade, Amani has worked at the intersection of finance, design, technology, and culture. Her proficiency across several critical business disciplines has uniquely positioned her to advise entrepreneurs, startups, private companies, and public sectors organizations. Specific areas of expertise include capital raising and investment activities, agile product development, customer acquisition, user-experience, communication design, venture strategy and human capital.

Amani’s professional versatility has largely been cultivated from a diversity of leadership roles at large financial services companies, government agencies, and early/growth stage startups and social enterprises. Her global perspective has been shaped by international work spanning Dubai, Brazil, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Argentina, Germany, Singapore, and Canada. She is best known for designing inclusive and viable businesses around value-creating ideas.

Amani received a Bachelors of Arts in Economics from UC Berkeley where she also competed as a Division I NCAA athlete and earned athletic and academic honors. Her previous employers include Deloitte & Touche, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley, and The International Finance Corporation (IFC).