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Akber Jaffer

Akber Jaffer

Akber Jaffer
Akber Jaffer is responsible for corporate and business development activities, as well as the leadership of Finastra's Marketplace and Technology Enabled Managed Services businesses (TEMS). Having spent several years immersed in Silicon Valley tech startups, Jaffer is passionate about the power of technology to transform and disrupt. He is a keen supporter of the startup and VC-based communities, as well as a champion for a culture of internal innovation. He combines a long-term commercial vision with practical experience to connect ideas, technology, and people in order to bring propositions to life and create customer value Jaffer joined Finastra (formerly Misys) from Colt Technology Services, where he managed its data center services business, as well as holding various corporate roles across business development, strategy, and architecture. He spent three years on assignment in Asia, where he was accountable for investments into the region and operations for an acquired business. He has also been a management consultant across the financial services and technology sectors. Jaffer holds a bachelor of science in economics. He also holds a master of science in information systems and is a graduate from London School of Economics, as well as being an Advanced Management Program graduate from Harvard Business School. Jaffer loves cycling (British weather permitting) and occasionally getting behind the stick of a small plane. His greatest joy is building “memory books” to look back on from adventure trips around the world with his family.