Munawer Shafi is Managing Director, Multi-Assets, Private Markets at Aviva Investors. He oversees the Structured & Private Corporate Debt team, the Portfolio Management team, and the Natural Capital business. As the Head of Structured & Private Corporate Debt, he is responsible for originating and structuring diverse range of private debt asset classes, such as corporate lending, insured and guaranteed loans, swap repacks, structured repos, fund finance, trade finance, and securitisations. These investments are evaluated on a relative value basis, leading to enhanced risk-adjusted returns compared to liquid public market investments. He has strong expertise in cross-asset structuring and portfolio construction, allowing him to create optimal portfolio solutions under regulatory frameworks like Solvency II and Net Zero. He is also a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), Co-Chairing the DEI committee. Additionally, he is a permanent voting member of the Aviva Investors Private Markets Global Investment Committee.