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Seattle, Washington, United States

• Direct strategic initiatives and operational management for a non-profit supporting refugee and immigrant children in the greater Seattle area.• Implement innovative programs to provide comprehensive support and advocacy for vulnerable youth.• Drive program participation and secure grant funding for expansion efforts.

Provide strategic, business development, and product planning advisory services around digital financial services and inclusive technology for the developing world. Clients have included: The Helix Institute, a US invention company focused on Africa, a global microfinance network, and the advisory services team of a European school.Highlights of consulting projects include:- conducted several fintech studies, mentored fintechs and mapped the francophone fintech ecosystem across Africa- developed strategic plans for merchant payments, agent networks and fintech innovation support in francophone Africa- provided guidance on market gaps and business models for products and services using data analytics in agriculture, money transfer and health in sub-Saharan Africa

Turin Area, Italy

Delivered courses on customer centricity, digital financial services for agriculture and mobile banking for the microfinance sector.

Dakar, Senegal

MicroSave a ouvert un bureau pour servir la région francophone en partenariat avec la Fondation MasterCard pour faire avancer la finance digitale dans les marchés francophones. La mission est d'appuyer les acteurs de l'écosystème de la finance digitale à optimiser leurs performances et saisir les opportunités d'innovation afin d'accélérer l'inclusion financière et sociale. MSC offre des formations pratiques, des services d'assistance technique, et produit des analyses de marché sur le secteur de la finance digitale.​Leading Réseau Helix, a MicroSave Group, that provides training and consulting services to francophone markets. We work with mobile network operators, financial institutions, fintech and others to innovate and increase revenues and increase financial inclusion through digital transformation.

Greater Seattle Area

• Developed and supported social businesses from conception to scaling using lean methodologies and human centric design• Created a pipeline for investments in early stage ideas for social businesses in Africa• Thought leadership and strategic planning in the mobile financial services space and relevant digitally enabled products and services in emerging markets

Seattle, Wa And Nairobi, Kenya

Director, Mobile Financial Services, 2010-2012• Launched a new department for mobile financial services• Developed strategic partnerships and business strategies with corporate, foundation, and citizen sector organizations• Developed innovative concepts for funding • Mentored technology entrepreneurs Director, Village Phone, 2008; Program Manager, Village Phone 2006; Project Officer, Village Phone 2005 • Consulted, trained and mentored on business models, needs assessments, and development of new product lines in Cameroon, Uganda, Rwanda, Mali, Cote d’Ivoire, Central Africa Republic and Niger • Managed impact assessments and development of business-in-a-box toolkits • Board Member for Village Phone Rwanda and Advisory Board for MTN Cameroon

Chicago, Illinois

• Analyzed new business initiatives, evaluated potential targets and/or industries • Formulated strategies for new and existing businesses • Conducted competitor analyses, peer group comparisons and monitored up/downstream industry activities • Project manager for consulting projects with internal and external teams to develop new business lines