Shiva Dustdar directs the EIB Institute, bringing 30 years of financial industry experience from New York, London, and Luxembourg. At the EIB since 2003, she has specialized in risk management, lending, and investing in innovative companies. With a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from London Business School, she's an expert in innovation finance, actively speaking on impact investing, gender equity, and sustainable finance. and then built Fitch Ratings' European High Yield business. In 2023 she received the WIN-Women International Global Inspiring Women Worldwide Award for being an “authentic, courageous feminine leader in the global stage”.