Farouk Jiwa

Associate/Lecturer

Drawing on his more than 25 years of experience spanning government, international development, impact investing, and entrepreneurship, Farouk is a Senior Associate at the Coady Institute where his work focuses on building Inclusive Economies.

Farouk previously worked as a Senior Advisor in the Economic Growth and International Financial Institutions Division at Global Affairs Canada where he provided policy and technical leadership on inclusive economic growth, development finance, international infrastructure, and supported Canada’s engagement with the World Bank and Regional Development Banks.

Prior to that Farouk spent ten years with CARE International, where he served as Senior Technical Advisor for Economic Development. At CARE, he supported complex inclusive-growth initiatives across Africa and Asia, valued at over US$130 million and reaching more than one million people. He also helped establish CEP Investments, an impact investment fund focused on high-growth SMEs, innovative financial services, and social enterprises. Farouk also co-founded Farm Shop and Honey Care Africa, two pioneering agribusiness Social Enterprises in East Africa.

Farouk is a Senior Ashoka Fellow and has received international honours, including the Equator Initiative Prize, and the World Bank’s Development Marketplace Innovation Award. He was recognised as a Rural Innovation Fellow by the Gates Foundation and among the Schwab Foundation’s Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs. Farouk holds a Master’s in Environmental Studies from York University, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Business and Sustainability from the Schulich Business School, and a BSc. (Honours, First Class) in Environmental Biology from Queen’s University. He has also been a Sauvé Fellow in Residence at McGill University and an Aga Khan Foundation Scholar.