GenderSmart Co-Founder Suzanne Biegel interviews Northern Arc's Dr Kshama Fernandes about the journey of traction to transformation: what it looks like in practice, challenges along the risk and return spectrum, and what it means to scale up innovative approaches in the gender finance field for deeper, sustained impact.
Suzanne is founder of Catalyst at Large Ltd and is a globally-recognised expert on gender-smart investing. Her work has influenced hundreds of funds and institutional investors, and billions of dollars of capital to move with a gender lens.
Dr. Kshama Fernandes is the Vice Chairperson of the Northern Arc Group and Executive Chairperson of Northern Arc Investment Managers. Northern Arc is a leading finance platform in India that connects underbanked institutions and businesses to capital markets investors. Kshama served as the Managing Director and CEO of Northern Arc Capital from 2012 to 2022.