Jayshree Naidoo | Incubator Head
Standard Bank Group Ltd

Jayshree Naidoo is currently the Head of the Standard Bank Incubator. She was previously identified as one of the Top 25 Global Fintech Influencers. Her previous leadership roles included the Head of Strategy Management and Innovation at the Development Bank of Southern Africa, ex CEO of DaVinci Design  as well as leadership positions at Discovery, ABSA and Internet Solutions.  

She has local and international experience in strategy, consulting, innovation and e-commerce. Her knowledge, understanding and experience within the private sector spans over a period of 25 years, within various industries including retail, education, manufacturing, health insurance and development finance and financial services. Her research study focused on in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Capacity Creation. She has held several board roles which include the chairperson of SAINe (The Southern African Innovation Network), and held a seat on NACI (The National Advisory Council  of Innovation for SA).

Jayshree has been featured in several publications and guest lectures for major universities in South Africa. She is a professional speaker at both local and international conferences. Her more recent talks include presenting a paper at the World Bank in Washington on the Incubator Model she developed as well as the Thriving Entrepreneur Conference earlier this  year at Vodaworld.