Aina Zahari

Director Corporate Strategy

Aina is Director of Corporate Strategy at Bursa Malaysia Berhad. Today, Bursa Malaysia operates and regulates a comprehensive range of investment, capital raising, and exchange-related facilities. Aina works closely with the Bursa Malaysia leadership team to strengthen the Exchange’s competitiveness by widening offerings and developing ecosystems – all towards delivering sustainable performance, and fulfilling Bursa Malaysia’s mission of Creating Opportunities, Growing Value. As part of Bursa Malaysia’s aspiration to be a multi-asset exchange, several new platforms and services have been introduced by the Exchange over the last decade. This includes the LEAP Market, as well as the most recent BR Capital debt fundraising platform that facilitates both listed and unlisted small to mid-sized companies tap into a new pool of capital. In the past 2 years, Aina is proud to have been part of the cross-functional team that developed the Bursa Carbon Exchange, as well as the PLC Transformation Programme. She currently leads several functions including Strategic Planning & Intelligence, Strategic Business & Industry Development, and Group Strategic Communications. Prior to joining the Exchange, she had undertaken various roles spanning product development, innovation consulting, process engineering, and project management across diverse industries in Malaysia and the United States. Aina earned her Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (with minor in Economics, and Biomedical Engineering) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and her MBA from Temple University, in Philadelphia.