Kuala Lumpur host
Hakim Albasrawy
@hakimism
Sasibai Kimis - founder of the Earth Heir - a luxury craftsmanship company, which aims to tackle social and ecological issues.
This month at CreativeMornings KL we are looking at things like social business and fair trade together with Sasibai Kimis - founder of the Earth Heir - a luxury craftsmanship company, which aims to tackle social and ecological issues. As always we’ll gather at the beautiful sunny space at Uppercase Bangsar for some freshly brewed coffee, yummy breakfast treats and inspiring conversations.
About the speaker
Sasibai Kimis left a successful career in the finance industry to start the award-winning social enterprise and luxury craftsmanship brand Earth Heir in February 2013. Sasi was one of the Wharton’s “40 under 40” award winners in 2015 and was also an Eisenhower Fellow in the 2015 Women’s Leadership Program focusing on the issues of socio-entrepreneurship, ethical fashion and innovation.
Prior to Earth Heir, Sasi was a Vice President in the Investments division at Khazanah Nasional (Malaysia), a Director in the Private Equity team at First Avenue Partners LLP (London), worked in Ghana with Opportunities Industrialization Centers International and the United Nations Development Program, and in New York as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lehman Brothers.
Sasibai received a B.S in Economics (Finance and Management) cum laude from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and an M.Phil in Environment and Development from Cambridge University.
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