Avanee joined Swift in April, 2023 as the Global Lead, Trade Strategy based at Singapore. Avanee has over 22 years of banking experience across Singapore, North America, Hong Kong and India.
At Swift she is responsible to help formulate and drive the core strategic trade agenda as well as help swift redefine its role in the exciting and evolving global payments and trade eco system. She also helps
drive partnerships with banks, corporates, fintechs, governments and industry bodies on various initiatives to ensure frictionless trade for the community.
Avanee represents Swift at BAFT's Global Trade Industry Council as well as on various groups for International Chamber of Commerce.
Before Swift, Avanee was responsible for global product management for trade and supply chain finance
at ANZ. In her 19 years of banking, she has worked in a variety of roles including sales for trade,
payments & cash management, relationship management covering the shipping and logistics sector,
credit, strategy, and technology.
Avanee has a master’s degree in computer engineering from State University of New York and an MBA
from INSEAD.