Robert Christen Email & Phone Number

Boulder County, Colorado, United States

Founded the Boulder Microfinance Training Program and subsequently, the Institute which manages the , the leading professional training program in field of microfinance. We have graduated more than 7,000 alumni from more than 150 countries. Most occupy important leadership positions in their institutions and have led the development of this sector in their respective countries. The Boulder Institute of Microfinance has worked with more than 200 senior faculty members, who lead their respective practice areas globally.

Mexico City Metropolitan Area

Managing the areas of products, clients, and change processes in the leading microfinance bank in Latin America with 2.6 million clients and 16,000 staff, assisting the bank through the initial stages of its process for digital transformation.

Syracuse, New York, United States

Full-time professor teaching courses on Development Finance, Managing International Institutions and Projects, Financial Management of Non-profits to graduates in the Masters of Public Administration program.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Built and led the financial inclusion area of the Foundation. We focused on advancing digital finance for the bottom of the pyramid and promoting people's ability to save in small amounts to reduce their vulnerability to life's shocks and build assets.

District Of Columbia, United States

Worked to develop tools for benchmarking performance and promoting microfinance institutions' capability in the areas of financial sustainability, the regulation and supervision of Microfinance, and government policy for promoting financial inclusion more broadly.

Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile

Country Director in Bolivia, DR. Costa Rica and Chile in addition to being the Director of Technical Assistance for a network that at that time consisted of about 40 programs throughout 15 countries. I focused on financial performance and sustainability in the early years of the microcredit movement when those concepts were not fully established.

Master Of Science - Ms, Development Finance

Certificate In Regional And Development Planning

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics And Political Science