Natasha Benson

Natasha Benson has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Natasha is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Fintech for International Development since September 2021. Prior to this, from June 2019 to September 2021, they served as the Chief Operating Officer - Autumn at SC Ventures by Standard Chartered.

Natasha has also worked at Standard Chartered Bank, where they held the position of Head of Financial Markets and Corporate Finance Business Model Analysis from January 2017 to June 2019. Before that, they founded and served as the CEO of Alpha Balance Wellness Pte Ltd from September 2014 to January 2019.

Natasha's early career was at Goldman Sachs, where they held various roles, including APAC Head of Industrialization and Strategy, Co Head of the Structured Products Group/Structured MTNs, ED– Cross Asset Structuring Group, Credit Derivative Structuring and EMTN Trading Desk- Associate, Credit Derivatives Senior Analyst, and Graduate Program & Analyst. Natasha worked at Goldman Sachs from September 1999 to September 2014.

Natasha Benson attended Loughborough University from 1996 to 1999, where they pursued a degree in Economics. After a long gap in their education, they recently enrolled at Cambridge Judge Business School in 2021 for a program in Fintech Innovation. Additionally, they obtained a certification in FINTECH INNOVATION: DISRUPTING THE FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE from Emeritus in October 2021.