Poonam B.

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About Poonam B.

Group Founding Partner, Principal Investments TACT INVEST GROUP Poonam Balan is an internationally recognized investment and strategy leader whose career spans multiple continents and industries. Her expertise bridges brand- and legacy-aligned asset management, organizational restructuring, and cross-border investment strategy. She has held national public roles, often as the first-in-function—most notably as Malaysia’s Head of Diaspora Engagement Strategy—where she championed regulatory integration into long-term sustainable compliance and public finance targets. Her leadership during the financial crisis earned her the CIBC Achievers Award, and she has contributed to global initiatives including the Clinton Global Initiative’s impact investing programs, reinforcing her commitment to aligning capital strategy with systemic resilience. frontdesk@tactinvestgroup.com Chairperson DIVERSITY IS POWER Poonam also serves as the Chairperson and Founding Partner of Diversity is POWER, a not‑for‑profit initiative transforming the investment sphere by promoting diversity and ESG principles within PE, VC, and fund‑of‑fund ecosystems. With deep expertise in inclusive capital formation—shaped by her early work with the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership—and a pioneering approach in ESG‑aligned Sukuk models for high‑CAPEX frontier sectors, she advocates for diversity as a value driver and builds bridges between mission‑driven STEM talent and impact-driven capital. frontdesk@diversityispower.org