Rashmi Pillai, Appointed FSD Kenya CEO
Rashmi Pillai will become Chief Executive Officer of Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya in February 2026, succeeding Tamara Cook, who has led the organisation since 2019. Pillai is a global executive with more than 19 years of experience in impact investing and digital financial services. She is an expert in inclusive and competitive financial markets development and co-founded the Sankalp Forum, a social impact platform established in 2009. The forum expanded from India into several countries in Asia and East Africa. Pillai also brings deep experience in financial-sector policy and regulation, with work spanning Africa and South Asia. She has…