Dr. Ayesha Khan

Dr. Ayesha K. Khan is the Regional Managing Director of Acumen in Pakistan, part of a global investment platform that deploys patient capital to build scalable businesses addressing critical development challenges. She brings over two decades of experience across climate finance, corporate strategy, and financial institutions, with a career spanning North America, Asia, and the Middle East.

At Acumen, Dr. Khan leads the firm’s investment strategy and portfolio in Pakistan and is developing Pakistan’s first impact private equity platform focused on resilient agribusinesses and climate adaptation. In addition to Wafi Energy Pakistan, Dr. Khan serves on the boards of several leading companies and financial institutions, including Bank Alfalah, NRSP Microfinance Bank, and Bulleh Shah Packaging. She also advises the Government of Pakistan on climate finance and private capital mobilization and is a member of multiple national-level advisory committees.

Earlier in her career, Dr. Khan served as Head of Strategy at Habib Bank Limited (HBL), where she worked closely with senior leadership on long-term growth strategy and institutional transformation. She previously worked in New York as a management consultant at McKinsey and Company, advising financial institutions on strategy and growth. She also consulted with the United Nations Development Programme on the Millennium Development Project.

Dr. Khan holds a doctorate from Harvard Business School, where her research focused on financial institutions and emerging markets. She has authored Harvard case studies and published on emerging markets and finance, including in the Harvard Business Review. She also holds a Master’s degree in International Development (MPA/ID) from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Princeton University.