Sahana is the managing director of Amarante Consulting, an international boutique consulting firm, headquartered in Dubai, focused on digital, financial and inclusion projects for social impact. With more than 16 years of experience in the space, Sahana is passionate about achieving the triple bottom line: social impact, profitability and positive actions for the planet. She has worked with a wide range of stakeholders. From private sector players like telecom operators, financial institutions and social impact investors. To public actors like governments and international donor organisations in order to assist them with their digital, financial and impact projects.
Sahana believes digital transformation and digital financial services drive necessary change, at scale, to create aggregate growth in developing economies.
She is an ardent advocate for women-in-business and her work has covered a number of countries in Africa, Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Asia.