Premal Shah is a Co-founder Kiva.org, now Branch.co & Renewables.org at Branch International. He possess expertise in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, leadership, start ups, product management and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Premal brings all of the skills and abilities of a driven, accomplished silicon valley entrepreneur to the unique organization of Kiva. As an entrepreneur, Premal already has the essential characteristics: smart and analytic, fast and responsive, intelligent risk taking, focus. He applies those essential characteristics to Kiva in that he also understands and cares about the *marketplace* of micro-finance, changing the world through enabling entrepreneurs -- and thus making real sustainable inroads to the problem of poverty. Finally, and not least, he's also a pleasure to work with a second time." and "Premal is a passionate, tireless, & exceptional young lion in the field of microfinance. After working with Premal for several years at PayPal, i was inspired to see him join & help lead Kiva's management team. His expertise in product development & financial services are well-matched to Kiva's mission connecting micro-entrepreneurs around the world with capital. Premal has played a substantial role in Kiva's early success, and in developing business partnerships with eBay, Google, Microsoft, among others. It's been a pleasure working with Kiva as a technical advisor, and i look forward to continuing my work with him & the team."