Yana Kakar

Dalberg Global Development Advisors

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Overview

Yana Watson Kakar is the Global Managing Partner of Dalberg Global Development Advisors. Ms. Kakar heads the firm’s 30-person partner group and roughly 200 staff across 14 offices worldwide. As Chair of Dalberg’s Strategy, Impact, and Quality Committee, Ms. Kakar has supported the establishment of Dalberg’s newest offices in Lagos, London, and Singapore, as well as the recent integration of a new business line in human-centered design. In her client work, she advises senior leaders across the public and private sectors on innovation, inclusive business growth, and investment, particularly in the agriculture, financial services, and technology sectors. Ms. Kakar has led engagements across Africa, South Asia and Latin America, including post-conflict and post-disaster countries such as Haiti and Afghanistan.