Kalpana Shah begins presidency at IFoA

To embark on a cultural transformation

Jaskeet Briah
clock • 2 min read

Kalpana Shah has started her term as the new president of The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA), taking over from Matt Saker.

Shah was named president-elect in June 2022, and Kartina Tahir Thomson has now joined as the next president-elect. During her term, Shah will focus on helping the IFoA to become easier to do business with, the new president detailed, and will help the institute to embark on a "cultural transformation" and raise the profile of both actuaries and the organisation so members are "proud to join and don't want to leave." "I want stakeholders to experience informed, transparent decision making and enhanced governance. And I want to encourage actuaries to be courageous and help amplify the v...

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