Diana is the Regional Coordinator for Africa & Middle East for V20 Sustainable Insurance Facility under Principles for Sustainable Insurance in the UNEP Finance Initiative. She is experienced in developing climate smart insurance solutions and building strategic partnerships key in delivering solutions for building resilience and decarbonization projects. She has slightly over 16 years of experience in Non-Life Insurance with various companies in the Kenyan Insurance Industry. Prior to joining UNEP FI she was the Underwriting Manager and Business Development Manager at Fidelity Shield Ins Co.Ltd in Kenya where she was instrumental in the co-insurance uptake of the DRIVE project for livestock insurance run by ZEP Re and funded by the World Bank. She also previously worked amongst others with UAP (now Old Mutual) in the commercialization of Kilimo Salama an agricultural index insurance product to cover small holder farmers from the effects of climate change. She has a Master of Arts (International Relations) from USIU-Africa, Bachelor of Commerce (Insurance Option) from University of Nairobi and Advanced Diploma in Insurance (ACII) from the Chartered Insurance Institute of London, UK. She is a member of the Insurance Institute of Kenya and the Kenya Women In Insurance Network.
