Mita Samani
Head of Private Sector Department at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Private Sector Department
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Feb 2019 - Present
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Department for International Development (DFID)
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Head of Public Finance and Tax Department
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May 2017 - Feb 2019
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Head, Investments
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Feb 2016 - May 2017
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Shadow Civil Service Board member
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Apr 2015 - Jan 2017
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Head, Business Engagement Hub
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Apr 2015 - Jan 2016
Leading DFID's engagement with multi-national corporations around their impact on the international development agenda.
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Senior Advisor, Investment and Finance
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Apr 2012 - Apr 2015
Oversight and management of CDC, the UK's Development Finance Institution. CDC invests both directly and through private equity funds in Africa and South Asia.
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Department for International Development (DFID)
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Advisor, Climate Change and Multilateral Development Banks
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Apr 2011 - Jan 2012
Developed UK position on (i) climate change policy for the Multilateral Development Banks and (ii) leveraging private finance in the international climate change negotiations. Developed UK position on (i) climate change policy for the Multilateral Development Banks and (ii) leveraging private finance in the international climate change negotiations.
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EBRD
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United Kingdom
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Board of Directors
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Sep 2008 - Apr 2011
Represented the UK on the Board of Directors of EBRD. Provided strategic oversight of the EBRD's response to the finance crisis in Eastern and Central Europe and Russia. Represented the UK on the Board of Directors of EBRD. Provided strategic oversight of the EBRD's response to the finance crisis in Eastern and Central Europe and Russia.
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Department for International Development (DFID)
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United Kingdom
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Economic Advisor
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Apr 2006 - Aug 2008
Economic advisor on (i) on water, sanitation and energy policy, and (ii) world bank governance. Economic advisor on (i) on water, sanitation and energy policy, and (ii) world bank governance.
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Citi
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Analyst - Fixed Income
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Jun 2002 - Aug 2004
Financial Analyst working on Fixed Income Origination - Primarily Syndication Loans for the European market Financial Analyst working on Fixed Income Origination - Primarily Syndication Loans for the European market
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Education
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London School of Economics and Political Science
MSc Economics, Economics and Development -
London School of Economics and Political Science
BSc Economics, Economics and Finance