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Laval, QC, CA

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

• Habitat for Humanity International is a global nonprofit housing organization working in approximately 70 countries. Habitat's vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.As Technical Advisor, lead.
• Evaluate and propose strategic directions for the organization to influence housing finance solutions through Savings Groups
• Lead the identification, cultivation, and management of partnerships at the global, regional, and national levels
• Identify, synthesize and transfer best practices and tools across country offices and partners
• Coordinate training and organizational capacity-building interventions

Montreal, Canada

LGP provides technical assistance to institutions that promote inclusive financial and market systems, to improve the livelihoods of low-income individuals, households and communities. As founder, provided overall strategic direction to the company and built effective relationships with public, private and civil society organizations in 29 countries..

Arlington, Virginia, United States

The SEEP Network is a global learning network - composed of 110 member organizations across over 160 countries - committed to combating poverty through inclusive financial and market systems.As Director of Programs, led the SEEP Network's programs team, across four practice areas: Women's Economic Empowerment, Resilient Markets, Savings Groups, and.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

As Lead of the network's practice area in Savings Groups and co-Lead in Resilient Markets, engaged over 15,000 sector stakeholders annually, including funders, governments, financial service providers and civil society organizations. Led the development of over 30 publications and 30 learning events; managed cross-organizational project teams comprised of.

Toronto, Canada

As Technical Advisor, Microfinance and Youth Economic Empowerment, led the development of Plan Canada’s programming in the areas of microfinance, entrepreneurship and employment. Provided strategic guidance, quality assurance and capacity-building to all youth economic empowerment programming and business development within a complex, multi-component.

Bogra, Bangladesh

• One of the largest cash-transfer programs worldwide, the Chars Livelihoods Programme (DFID) provided cash assistance, productive assets, skills development, mentoring and access to finance to 133,000 extreme poor.
• Managed a technical assistance facility for partner microfinance institutions; coordinated organizational capacity-building, client training and product testing programs at five local MFIs
• Designed and managed the Village Savings and Loan Programme (VSLA), providing sustainable, community-managed financial services to over 100,000 members in targeted communities

Dhaka, Bangladesh

As a visiting researcher, served as a risk analyst at the Palli Karma Sahayak Foundation, the national microfinance apex fund of the Government of Bangladesh.Executed a risk analysis of PKSF’s Microenterprise Credit Programme, coordinating a 6-month national field study of 12 partner financial institutions and over 250 clients.Developed all.

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Grameen Bank is the largest microfinance institution worldwide, with over 9 million clients, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.
• Conducted market research to support expansion in underserved markets
• Provided technical, logistical and translation support (English, French and Spanish) for international researchers, study tours and visiting dignitaries

Master'S Degree, Economics

Concentration: Development Economics Thesis: The Non-Financial Determinants of Success of Microfinance Institutions

Bachelor'S Of Commerce, Joint Honours Programme In Economics And Finance

Faculty Program In International Management