Saurabh Sharma

Saurabh Sharma is IRFF’s Insurance for Development Specialist. He is passionate about leveraging insurance to address global development challenges. With over 12 years’ experience in inclusive insurance across East Africa and South Asia, Saurabh has led the design and implementation of insurance programmes that have extended protection to over 5 million lives.

Prior to joining UNDP, Saurabh was Director, Emerging Customers, at Britam Group, where he grew Britam’s microinsurance portfolio in Eastern and Southern Africa. Under his leadership, Britam became Kenya’s largest microinsurance provider. Before Britam, Saurabh was an Impact Insurance Fellow with the International Labour Organization (ILO).