Vian Sharif
Founder & President - NatureAlpha
Dr Vian Sharif brings two decades of experience in financial services, specialising in the intersection of nature, finance, and technology. She is the founder & President of NatureAlpha, an advanced AI-first fintech platform delivering science-based environmental risk insights, informing financial decisions across c.$3 trillion in assets under management. As Head of Sustainability at FNZ Group, which oversees $1.7 trillion in assets, Vian leads the development of sustainable investment solutions, working to integrate values-based risk indicators for retail investors.
Vian holds a PhD in Environmental Behaviour Change and has conducted research for the Oxford Martin School within the UK Government’s Defra. She is an ambassador for HM King Charles’s Circular Bioeconomy Alliance (CBA) and co-developed the Nature AI Fellowship to advance research and innovation in nature-aligned investment. Beyond finance, Vian has served as a member of the UK Government Business Advisory Group to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), contributing to the TNFD Technical Experts Scoping Group, and supporting HM Government’s Defra’s preparations for IPBES 2026. This year, Vian was recognised with a Fin-Earth Award for Natural Capital & Biodiversity.
