Anay Shah

Head of International Partnerships, Remitly

Seattle

Anay Shah is the head of international partnerships for Remitly, the largest independent digital remittance company in the United States. Anay manages all strategic business development initiatives and helps lead Remitly’s global expansion across Asia, Latin America and Europe. Anay has held a variety of roles at Remitly and currently negotiates banking relationships and last-mile distribution partnerships, determines product positioning & pricing, and launches direct customer acquisition for new market operations.

Prior to Remitly, Anay lead channel sales for d.light design in India to provide solar lighting to villagers without electricity. Anay has also worked on a variety of public private partnerships across 13 countries and four continents with USAID.

Passionate about the intersection of technology and social impact, Anay holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Wesleyan University. Anay is currently a board member for SOAR Academies, a start-up charter school in Washington, and a founding board member of Development Creative, in India.