Kenji Shundo

Chief Risk Manager

Kenji Shundo is Chief Risk Manager at the United Nations Capital Development Fund. A Japanese national, Kenji is a risk and investment leader, and holds an MBA from the University of Rochester.

He joined UNCDF in January 2025 and oversees corporate risk identification and management, providing matrixed oversight of transactional risk operations within UNCDF’s Investment Finance unit. Prior to joining the team, Kenji worked at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) as Senior Investment Officer, where he developed governance frameworks and structured blended finance platforms, including a risk-sharing facility for climate adaptation financing and an impact investing fund for small agri-enterprises across East Africa. He also spent seven years at the African Development Bank (AfDB) as Principal Investment Officer and Principal Risk Officer, leading large-scale infrastructure finance transactions and managing equity risk for direct and private equity fund investments. Earlier in his career, Kenji worked at the Japan International Cooperation Agency as a Credit Risk Officer, Deutsche Bank as Vice President in investment banking, and Mizuho Bank as a Corporate Finance Associate.

OUR TEAM

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya

Executive Secretary

Astrid Couzian

Chief Operations Officer

Srilata Kammila

Chief Investment Officer

Omon Ukpoma-Olaiya

Regional Investment Team Lead for East and Southern Africa and the Arab States Region

Maria Perdomo

Regional Investment Team Lead for Asia and the Pacific Region

Laura Munoz Perez

Regional Investment Team Lead for West and Central Africa and the Caribbean Region

Ryno Byleveldt

Investment Portfolio Management Advisor

Xiang Yu

Corporate Finance Services Advisor

Mohammad Abbadi

Structuring and Financial Instruments Advisor

Fabrizio Cometto

Investment Services Advisor

Anders Berlin

Strategic Funds Advisor

Pierre Pascal Bardoux-Chesneau

Director of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs

Kenji Shundo

Chief Risk Manager

John Rutere

Operations Effectiveness and Assurance Advisor

Marjolaine Côté

External Relations Advisor

Erika Antoine-Souklaye

Strategic Communications Advisor

Mattias Granqvist

Structuring and Guarantee Advisor