Ms. Farzanah Chowdhury, Chartered Insurer, MD & CEO of Green Delta Insurance Company, is the first female CEO in the insurance industry of Bangladesh and is recognized by UN Global Compact as a Local SDG Pioneer in 2016 for Women’s Economic Security for her initiatives through Nibedita- a comprehensive insurance scheme for women. Most recently in 2022, she has become the Global Chair of Healthcare and Wellness of G100, an empowered group of 100 women leaders across the world. She also became the First Private Sector Member for the General Body and Governing Body of Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF).

Ms. Chowdhury was the pioneer of introducing SME banking in the country and played a diversified role as the Head of SME Banking at Brac Bank. She has diversified working experience in Microfinance, SME, Commercial Banking, Capital Market, Health care management and Insurance. For notable contribution in ensuring universal healthcare coverage as the scheme operator of “Shastho Shurokkha Kormoshuchi” project under HEU, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh Govt., GDIC has been recognized by the New Champions Forum of World Economic Forum (WEF) for “Excellence in Sustainability”.

Having the most prestigious ACII (Associateship of Chartered Insurance Institute) from London, UK after completing Masters from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia under AUS Aid scholarship, Ms. Chowdhury gave wings to the concept of ‘Insurance for Everyone’ by establishing the retail insurance division and launching innovative products like “Nibedita” (comprehensive insurance scheme for women), GD Health (health insurance with Global Emergency Medical Evacuation Services), Niramoy (micro insurance for rural citizens), Shudin (micro insurance for garment workers), Probashi (comprehensive insurance scheme for migrant workers), digital insurance, weather index-based agricultural insurance and cattle insurance, among others, for the first time in Bangladesh.