YASEEN ANWAR

Mr. Yaseen Anwar’s international banking and regulatory experience spans 40 years and in early 2014, he retired as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (Central Bank) where he spent seven years. At the Central Bank he negotiated and signed the country’s first Currency Swap Agreements with China and Turkey and in 2012 became only the 7th Central Bank to sign an Agency Agreement with the Peoples Bank of China to invest in local Government Bonds. As Governor, he had oversight of over 40 banks, impacted Monetary Policy, and elevated the Branch‐less Banking model/ strategy for Financial Inclusion.

Prior to the Central Bank, he worked in New York, London, Paris, and Egypt with JPMorganChase, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch in various senior capacities that covered Corporate Banking, Syndications, M&A, Project Finance, Alternative Investments, Export Finance, and Payments.

His various Board appointments have included the American Turkish Society, American Middle East Association, U.S. Pakistan Economic Council, United National Bank Ltd. U.K., Chairman of Eco Trade Development Bank, Turkey, and a member of the Council of Foreign Relations. He is a graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.