Samrah Kazmi

Founder & CEO, Women in Sustainable Innovation

New York City

Samrah Kazmi is an award-winning Senior Executive specializing in Risk Management, FinTech and Sustainability. Named a Top Global RegTech Influencer, she is a change agent at the intersection of Innovation, Risk & Sustainability.

With more than two decades of leadership experience on Wall Street & Big Tech, Samrah has led, designed & executed complex Transformation projects & large-scale Regulatory Change Management programs reflecting industry best practices. Her accomplishments include many high profile strategic initiatives, including:

• GE Capital's Project Hubble: The largest Risk Transformation in corporate history ($200Billion)

• The historic merger of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)

Samrah serves as a trusted advisor to Boards, C-Suite, Regulators & Government Agencies on Enterprise Risk Management, Disruption, Sustainability, and the practical applications of Emerging Technologies. With an impressive global following, she has been widely recognized as a visionary thought leader, an influencer and an expert in both traditional banking and in the emerging FinTech & RegTech landscape. She is frequently invited to speak at industry conferences, participate in Risk Advisory Committees & Systemic Risk Councils.

Samrah has also served in multiple leadership roles and built, managed & mentored high-performance, multi-functional teams at complex global financial institutions, large technology firms, and within startups.