Kamran Khan is Deutsche Bank’s Head of ESG for Asia Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA). He is responsible for defining and executing the bank’s ESG strategy. He heads Deutsche Bank’s ESG Centre of Excellence in Singapore, working with coverage and product teams to engage clients and execute ESG transactions across the investment bank, corporate bank, and private wealth in APAC and MEA. He is a member of APAC+MEA Executive Committee and the Global Sustainability Steering Committee of Deutsche Bank.
Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr. Khan established Infra-Tech Capital, an impact fund investing in companies utilizing technology to provide infrastructure services and achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals. He was also appointed by the Obama White House to serve as the head of global investments and operations at the US Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), where he managed a USD 10bn portfolio and led USD 1.5-2bn annual investment program globally, including investment of approximately $5bn across Africa under the US Government’s Power Africa program.
Previously, Mr. Khan held senior executive roles at the World Bank and helped establish the World Bank Group regional hub in Singapore, comprising the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Insurance & Guarantee Agency (MIGA). Prior to his time at the World Bank, Mr. Khan worked on M&A transactions and advisory mandates at JP Morgan and LEK.
He also served as a US Foreign Service Officer with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), where he led operations for the project finance and guarantees facility.
Mr. Khan served as an Advisor on Infrastructure Finance to APEC, ASEAN, and the G-20. He was a member of the Senior Advisory Board at Fudan University Fintech Centre in Shanghai, and has served on the Board of Advisors at a variety of market-leading companies using technology to achieve ESG goals. Mr. Khan is a frequent speaker at events such as UNFCC COP, World Economic
Forum, ASEAN Summit, APEC Summit, and in major international media.
Mr. Khan holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business at University of Chicago, and an MS in Applied Economics and Master of Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his BS in Economics from George Mason University.
