Personal Profile

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Mohammad Danish Eqbal, ACMA, CGMA®, PMP®, FIII, FLMI is a visionary executive leader with a distinguished record of driving transformative growth at the intersection of insurance, data, and digital innovation. As a P&L-owning CEO at Liberty Life Assurance (a Standard Bank Group JV), he engineered a 6X retail business scale-up and achieved #1 industry profitability rankings. He also chaired the Data, AI & Analytics Committee at Standard Bank – Insurance & Asset Management for Africa Regions driving data, digital driven mandates and transformation.

Previously, as Head of Data Science, Enterprise Innovation and AI at Tata AIA, he delivered ~115M in annual impact by deploying over 50 predictive models across insurance value chain. His unique "Practitioner-CEO" profile combines C-suite strategic leadership with deep, hands-on expertise in enterprise data modernization and AI-led value creation.

Recognized as a 'Most Visionary Global CEO, 2025' by Trade Flock, Danish has led award-winning data & digital ecosystem projects across Africa and India, making him a leading voice on shaping the future of insurance in emerging markets.