Rafia Qureshi is a seasoned leader in philanthropy and innovative finance, with a proven 20 year track record of driving systemic change across key stakeholders: corporate, foundation, financial institutions, and non-profits. Her expertise spans the full investment lifecycle—from structuring catalytic capital strategies to managing multi-million-dollar social impact portfolios. She has worked with development finance institutions, foundations, and social enterprises to align capital with impact.

As CEO of The Womanity Foundation, she repositioned the organization as a leader in gender-lens investing, integrating venture philanthropy and social investment into its funding model.

Rafia spent a majority of her career at JPMorgan Chase. There, she jointly oversaw $250M annually in social investments through the investment bank’s Foundation across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). She expanded the firm’s corporate social investment portfolio across 12 emerging markets, and spun out a social enterprise in South Africa with an investment of $150M USD. She then deepened her investment expertise at Gatsby Charitable Foundation, where she evaluated investments such as the $25M African Agricultural Capital Fund.

Her early experience in Venture Capital (VC) at DN Capital (an early stage VC firm with AUM in excess of $1B) and Dow Jones Venture One grounded her journey in investment analysis, fundraising, and investor relations. Rafia was a key member of DN Capital’s investor relations team, supporting the firm to raise its second fund valued in excess of €40M.

At LEBEC and LEBEC Capital Partners, Rafia leads on strategy in EMEA and Asia, client relationships, investor engagement and relations, and capital mobilization efforts. This includes overseeing performance communication and market positioning.

Fluent in multiple languages and holding degrees from the London School of Economics and Boston University, Rafia brings a global perspective and deep expertise in designing scalable, high-impact investment solutions.

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