DEEPAK MALIK brings with him to AGTF over 40 years of leadership experience in the development of new markets & key partnership building on the African continent. His most recent venture was the creation of Arise B.V., an investment & development company specialising in Financial Service Providers (FSPs) in Sub-Saharan Africa with a portfolio currently standing at USD1bn. He currently sits on the Board as a Non-Executive Director on several African Banks & acts as an Independent Investment Committee Member for the largest Fund of Funds operating in Africa. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Delhi & is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.