Aakif Merchant is a manager at Convergence Blended Finance, where he is responsible for building the capacity of and providing strategic advice to a range of clients, including governments, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, and UN agencies. Aakif brings several years of experience as a management consultant and international development specialist, having previously worked at organisations such as Dasra, LEK Consulting, the NeXus Consulting Group, and the Parliament of India.