Muhammad Yunus

Muhammad Yunus

male, 69 years old
Grameen foundation, microfinance, Banker to the Poor, microcredit, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Economist
Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Grameen Bank, has shown himself to be a leader who can translate his vision into powerful...
Vikram Akula

Vikram Akula

male
University of Chicago, Yale, microfinance, Tufts, insurance, mckinsey & company
Vikram Akula is the CEO and founder of SKS Microfinance, an organization that offers microloans and insurance to poor women in impoverished areas...
Jacqueline Novogratz

Jacqueline Novogratz

female
World Economic Forum, Aspen Institute, South Asia, Venture Fund, Acumen Fund, TED Conference…microfinance
Prior to Acumen Fund, Jacqueline Novogratz founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership program at the...
John Hatch

John Hatch

male, 69 years old
international development, Dr. John Keith Hatch, Rural Development Services, FINCA International, credit, peace corps…microfinance
Dr. John Keith Hatch is an American economic development expert and a pioneer in modern day microfinance. He is the founder of FINCA International...
Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Mary Ellen Iskenderian

female
MBA, Women's World Banking, Corfinsura S.A., Dignity Fund, Yale School of Management, Banco Caja Social…microfinance
Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President & CEO of Women's World Banking. She assumed the point position in September 2006, taking the mantle of...

Ingrid Munro

female
development, microfinance, poverty, Nairobi, Kenya, Ethical bank, Jamii Bora
Ingrid Munro founded and manages Jamii Bora, a microfinance organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Akhtar Hameed Khan

Akhtar Hameed Khan

male, deceased (1999)
highest honours, Muslim, Civil decorations of Pakistan, Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge, Nishan-e-imtiaz, Economist…microfinance
Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan (1914-1999) was a development activist and social scientist credited for pioneering microcredit and microfinance...
Salim Saleh

Salim Saleh

male, 49 years old
democratic republic of the congo, UPDF, Caleb Akandwanaho, President of Uganda, UN Security Council, Minister of State…microfinance
Salim Saleh (born Caleb Akandwanaho, 14 January, 1960), is the Ugandan Minister of State for Microfinance, and formerly a high ranking military...
Vinod Rai

Vinod Rai

male
Harvard University, Indian government, Hindu College, Indian Administrative Service, Government of India, Civil Servant…microfinance
Vinod Rai is the Secretary for the financial sector in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. He is a member of the elite Indian...

Winston Tellis

male (Fairfield, Connecticut, United States)
Center for Microfinance Advice and Consulting, Charles F. Dolan School of Business, fairfield university, microfinance, Dr. Winston Tellis, co-founder of the Center…Microfinance Advice and Consulting
Dr. Winston Tellis is the Stephen and Camille Schramm Professor of Information Systems and Operations Management at The Charles F. Dolan School of...