Anita Kover.

Program Director, Social Finance, UBS Optimus Foundation

Anita joined UBS Optimus Foundation in 2018 as a Social Finance Program Director. Anita’s role at the foundation has a focus on social finance investments, including both impact bonds and investments in social enterprises. Anita brings extensive experience in structuring impact finance funds from initial concept through investment thesis, governance, financial modeling and full launch.

Previously Anita dedicated five years of her career to microfinance, working as a microfinance investment consultant in Luxembourg as well as in microfinance program implementation in Burkina Faso, Togo and Ghana.

Anita started her career at BNP Paribas in France and holds a double Master’s degree in Management and Corporate Finance from the EDHEC Business School in France as well as a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Corvinus University of Budapest.