Sneha S. Shah

Sneha Shah is Chief AI Strategist and Head of SEI Next, responsible for leading the company’s enterprise AI strategy; guiding strategic decisions on how SEI builds, acquires, and partners to expand its portfolio; engaging clients, accelerators and the entrepreneurial community to invest and accelerate new ideas and solutions; and translating emerging technologies into long-term business value.  Since joining SEI in 2023, she has built SEI Next as the firm’s innovation and venture-building engine and is developing SEI’s AI-native operating model.

With more than 25 years of experience in business leadership, strategy, and execution globally, Sneha most recently served as Managing Director and Group Head of the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) Business Accelerator, where she created and scaled new businesses at the intersection of data, artificial intelligence, and technology. Prior to LSEG, her roles as Managing Director, Global Head of Risk Managed Services at Refinitiv and Managing Director in Africa for Thomson Reuters included leveraging emerging technologies, innovation, and strategic partnerships to drive profitable growth. She has also held senior leadership roles across finance and risk, operations, sales, and client service.

A global citizen with a passion for purpose-led initiatives, Sneha currently serves as a Board Trustee for the African Leadership Foundation, the Education Development Center, and the Harambeans Alliance. She is also Board Chair for the Young Presidents Organization’s New York Polaris Chapter. Sneha was selected for Innovate Finance’s “Women in Fintech Power List” and was a two-time winner of the Gender Mainstreaming award by Business Engage.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in politics with international studies from the University of Warwick in the U.K. and completed the Harvard Business School’s YPO Presidents’ Program.