Annika S.

Annika S. has extensive work experience in the financial sector, primarily in project management and portfolio management roles. Annika worked at KfW IPEX-Bank as a Director and Team Head in the Energy Portfolio Management division starting in 2023. Prior to that, they held various roles at KfW, including Principal Project Manager in Energy Finance and Special Corona Programme from 2010 to 2023. Annika also worked as a Principal Project Manager in Employment and Education in the Middle East, managing finance projects with UN agencies and overseeing funds in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the Palestinian Territories, Yemen, and Iraq from 2016 to 2020. Additionally, they served as a Project Manager in Water and Sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2016, and in Urban Development and Mobility in East Asia and the Pacific from 2012 to 2014. Annika started their career at KfW as a Trainee in Financial Cooperation from 2010 to 2011. Annika S. also served as a Member of the Investment Committee at SANAD Fund for MSME in the MENA region from 2017 to 2021.

Annika S. has pursued further education at various institutions. Annika completed a postgraduate program in Development Cooperation at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS). Additionally, they studied Chinese Studies at Fudan University, and later pursued International Economics with a focus on Chinese Studies at the University of Tübingen. Annika also obtained a Business Coach degree from Team Benedikt. The specific start and end years for each of these educational experiences are not provided.