Mohammad Raafi Hossain

Biography

Mohammad Raafi Hossain is an entrepreneur with a diverse background in strategic roles across governments, multilaterals and corporates. Throughout his career, he delivered end-to-end projects in emerging technologies, economic development, climate change, renewable energy, healthcare, agriculture and education.

Before founding Fasset, Raafi served as Advisor to the UAE Prime Minister's Office. In this role, he seeded and facilitated several innovative initiatives that led to the adoption of emerging technologies across several sectors. He is also the founder of Finocracy, a think-and-do tank with a mission to democratize access to financial opportunities for the next billion people. Finocracy is a partner of the United Nations, the Global Fund, and the Islamic Development Bank among others.

Previously, Raafi worked for the United Nations in the MENA region focusing on agriculture, climate change and sustainable development. He also led the development of Narwi - an award-winning platform that connects ethical microfinance institutions with aspiring entrepreneurs and crowdfunded capital. Narwi created 5,000 new businesses and 15,000 jobs across 6 MENA countries through support from a global community of over 100,000 individuals.

Raafi has an academic background in Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development from the University of California Berkeley and Harvard University.