Fatoumata Bouaré

Fatoumata Bouaré assumed the role of Vice President, Chief Risk Officer at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Her responsibilities include overseeing the Risk Management Department, the Environmental and Sustainability Department, the Business Resilience Department, and the Procurement Policy and Advisory Department. She chairs the Risk Committee and leads the EBRD’s Crisis Management. She is also a member of the Executive Committee, the Operations Committee, and the Asset and Liability Committee. Ms Bouaré joined the EBRD during a period of expanding geographic reach and strategic transformation. She previously worked at FMO, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank, where she served for seven years, strengthening risk departments and pioneering innovation in digitalisation and impact reporting while ensuring financial stability throughout a period of significant growth and increased complexity. Prior to her tenure at FMO, Ms Bouaré was the Director of Risk