Founder and CEO
Asia Pacific Investors Cooperation

Ana Sharp is Founder and CEO of Asia Pacific Investors Cooperation (APIC).

Her career spans over 30 years in corporate and public affairs, business strategy, and investor relations with special emphasis in Asia’s dynamic economies – China, Japan, India, the ASEAN, and the frontier markets.

Prior to founding APIC, Ana was President and CEO of International Finance News Institute from 2010-2013. IFN is a member company of First Eastern Investment Group based in Hong Kong, and an affiliate of International Finance News, a publication under the People’s Daily, China’s People’s Party official media. From 2003-2010 and 2013-2014, she was President – Asia Pacific, of a global media company. Previously, Ana was an Executive Director at Asian Venture Capital Journal. She began her career in Manila and New York in various roles at a media and hospitality conglomerate and as a Public Affairs Manager of a global FMCG company where her affinity to social investing established its roots.

In cooperation with Asian Central Banks, Ministers of Finance and Economy, Ana spearheaded and produced annual cross-border investment dialogues for China, Japan, India, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Mongolia, Brunei, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, Brazil, United Kingdom, and Australia. These high-level stakeholder dialogues were held either in-country or in New York, London, Frankfurt, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

In recent years, due to increasing collaborative investments, pension plan and social security reforms within Asia Pacific, she works closely with policy leaders, regulators, asset owners, and global institutional investors.

Ana currently lives in Hong Kong with her husband and two daughters.