Anay Shah is the Vice President of Global Growth for Tala, a leading mobile technology and data science company that is opening up financial access for underserved people globally. In East Africa, Tala has over 1 million customers and has provided instant, personalized loans worth nearly $300 Million. Anay joined Tala from Remitly, the largest independent digital remittance company in the United States. Most recently, Anay was Regional Director and helped lead Remitly’s global expansion as Head of Business Development. Anay joined Remitly as it’s 10th employee and helped the company grow to over 400 people serving customers sending over $4 Billion annually.

Prior to Remitly, Anay lived in India leading channel sales for d.light, a global leader in affordable solar power. Anay has also worked on a variety of public private partnerships across 13 countries and four continents with USAID. Anay holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Wesleyan University. Passionate about the intersection of technology and social impact, Anay is also an active Board member and advisor to startups & entrepreneurs.