Sherifa Issifu is Associate Director, Global Exchanges at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI). Sherifa is leading S&P DJI's tokenization, crypto and blockchain index innovation initiative as part of the Global Exchanges team. In her role, Sherifa works closely with the sales, channel, marketing and research departments.
Previously, she was in U.S. Equity Indices, responsible for providing insights and thought leadership on S&P DJI’s U.S. equity index suite, including the S&P 500® and The Dow®, and assisting with the development of new benchmarks for market participants. Prior to that, Sherifa worked in Index Investment Strategy, where she provided research and commentary on the entire S&P DJI product set, including U.S. and global equities, commodities, fixed income and economic indices. In this role, Sherifa became a frequent contributor to financial media outlets and was co-author of the S&P DJI Daily Dashboard and a regular presenter on the S&P DJI Weekly Index Strategy Update Call.
Before joining S&P DJI, Sherifa worked as an analyst for Citigroup in Global Markets and Securities Services, across asset classes and functions.
Sherifa attended Cardiff University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and management studies. Sherifa is also an affiliate of the Charted Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and holds the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.
