Ian Shapiro
CEO, Reall
Ian has been working at the interface between private sector effectiveness and public good for 25 years. Reall’s model has provided an ideal platform for his leadership.
Ian spent 16 years at DFID (now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office), where he progressed to Head of Private Sector Development. Ian was Chief Strategy Officer for Crown Agents before joining Reall as CEO in 2018. Ian was named in a list of ‘Top 20 Dynamic CEOs of 2020’ by The CEO Publication and was named Cause4’s Social Entrepreneur of the Month, August 2021.
Ian has lived and worked in numerous countries across Africa and Asia. He now resides in London with his family.
