HANAN DAKHIL GOSHEH

“You are the author of your story; any day can be the start of a new chapter. You shape the narrative and you get to write characters in or out. Just remember to never let anyone borrow your pen.”

– HDg

Hanan is the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at a global alternative asset management firm with over $25 billion in assets. She sits on the firm’s committee responsible for implementing Environmental, Social, and Governance considerations into the investment process and across the organization, and leads the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility efforts. As a woman who’s earned her place in the male dominated world of finance, she points out that a seat at the table isn’t enough, you need to have a voice. Using this voice, she makes clear that women and millennials will be making the major investment decisions of the future. She advises that the flow of wealth and assets will be determined by a very different looking group of people than those who made these decisions in the past. 

Born in Libya, much of Hanan’s time has been spent working to influence the changing landscape of the Middle East through her work with civil society. She is a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP) and led a working discussion on The Rise of Armed Non-State Actors in Post-War Societies at the annual 2014 PCIP Members’ Conference. She participated in the United States Institute for Peace (USIP) conference on Protecting Women’s Rights in Muslim Countries in Transition, in addition to the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative’s Gender Analysis and Libyan Constitutional Drafting Workshop of Experts in Istanbul. She has also consulted for the United Nations and The European Union on the importance of local governance and effective public communication during Libya’s challenged post-war transition to democracy.

In addition to this impressive resume, Hanan believes her most important work has been raising her two daughters. For many years, she put motherhood before her career. “You’re the CEO of your kids’ lives ’til they’re about thirteen years old. After that you just hope to remain on the advisory board.”