Alisha Corbett
Founder, Managing Director & Lead Actuary, Actuarial CreativesAlisha is a Fellow Chartered Actuary of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) and the Actuarial Society of South Africa, and is currently completing her Executive MBA at the University of Oxford. She has over 16 years of experience advising financial institutions on product innovation, regulatory transformation and business performance, including large-scale retirement reforms.
As an executive leader she has managed large teams of senior actuaries. Her experience spans life insurance, investments and employee benefits, with deep expertise in the South African retirement fund industry. She held executive accountability for one of the largest commercial umbrella funds, with approximately $2.4bn in assets under management, covering product strategy, pricing, product governance, communication, technical product marketing strategy and go-to-market execution, while serving on Trustee Boards and sub-committees.
She has supported large-scale regulatory transformation programmes across the employee benefits value chain, including T-day and Two-Pot retirement reforms, working closely with PMOs and cross-functional teams from diagnostic and strategy through to implementation. Alisha is known for her ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions that improve customer outcomes and drive sustainable business performance.
Selected expertise
- Led regulatory transformation initiatives translating complex requirements into executable solutions
- Reviewed and redesigned customer value propositions aligned to strategic initiatives, improving customer outcomes and organisational financial performance
- Conducted value chain diagnostics identifying inefficiencies, regulatory risks and commercial opportunities
- Designed, developed and executed communication strategies aligned to regulatory change and stakeholder engagement
Beyond her advisory work, Alisha has a strong interest in impact and financial inclusion, and is developing a fintech venture focused on financial wellness and behavioural engagement, as well as a platform supporting women who have experienced trauma.
