Nisha D. Biswal joined Excelerate's board of directors in January 2025. Ms. Biswal is a Partner at The Asia Group, an international strategic advisory firm, where she oversees the Middle East and South Asia practice areas as well as the Energy and Sustainability practice areas. Ms. Biswal previously served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), a development finance institution and agency of the United States federal government, a position she held from August 2023 through January 2025. In her position with DFC, Ms. Biswal oversaw operations and strategy supporting private-sector-led global projects in energy, infrastructure, health, agriculture, and climate and also ensured the adequacy of DFC's risk management and environmental and social compliance measures. From October 2017 to August 2023, Ms. Biswal was the Senior Vice President, International Strategy & Global Initiatives for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In her position with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Biswal led the U.S.-India Business Council and U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council, oversaw teams across multiple regions and managed cross-cutting measures. From 2013 to 2017, Ms. Biswal was the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs with the U.S. Department of State, and from 2010 to 2013, Ms. Biswal was the Assistant Administrator for Asia for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Ms. Biswal previously served as a director on the Board of two not-for-profit organizations, the National Democratic Institute (January 2022 to June 2023) and the Institute for Sustainable Communities (March 2017 to February 2021). Ms. Biswal holds a Bachelor of Arts, Arts & Sciences from the University of Virginia.