Lesley is currently the CEO of the African Risk Capacity “ARC” Ltd. ARC Ltd is a specialist insurance company that provides parametric insurance coverage to African countries against extreme weather events and natural disasters. Lesley spent close to a decade in various senior management roles in insurance and asset management with the AXA Group in London, Paris, and Singapore, including as CEO of a Lloyd’s of London insurance syndicate, Head of Corporate Development for AXA Global Asset Management, and Chief Investment Officer for AXA Singapore.

Lesley is a graduate of Christ Church, University of Oxford in England, and INSEAD in France.