
Nehal Shukla
Nehal Shukla is the CEO and Founder of ProChange Africa, a financial advisory firm geared toward making quality financial services affordable for African startups and SMEs through a unique consultant placement model.
Nehal considers herself a global citizen as she was born and raised in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, a city she still considers home but is ethnically Indian and has lived in 8 cities and visited 43 countries. Nehal has lived and thrived professionally across several continents (North America, Asia, and Africa) and organizations. She brings her appreciation for diversity to her work and hopes this will inspire continued collaborations across cultures.
Prior to founding ProChange, Nehal worked in Credit Suisse’s Investment Banking Operations and Global Tax Program for Change Management groups in both New York and Singapore for 5 years to better her knowledge of financial products, as well as system and process implementation before deciding to shift her career to the African non-profit world with Ashoka Innovators for the Public.
At Ashoka, Nehal served as the Chief Financial Officer for the continent of Africa. At Ashoka Africa, Nehal worked primarily to ensure proper financial governance and oversight within the key regional Sub-Saharan African offices.
Nehal holds a MSc. focused on Entrepreneurship and Innovation from HEC Paris located in Jouy-en-Josas, France and a BSc. double major in Finance and Operations Management and a minor in Chinese language from Georgetown University located in Washington, DC, USA. She was awarded the Dean’s Leadership Award from the McDonough School of Business upon graduation for her leadership service to the university during her time there.