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Elizabeth leads Grameen Foundation Technology Center’s efforts to transform the microfinance sector by providing solutions for mobile phone-based financial services. Grameen Foundation’s work in this space has been so successful that the organization recently won an award from the Marketplace for Innovative Financial Solutions for Development for its work providing mobile-money solutions in Kenya. Prior to working at Grameen Foundation, Elizabeth worked in various roles in corporate finance, strategic planning, negotiations and consulting in the United States, China, and France. She holds a Master’s in International Management from Thunderbird, the Garvin School of International Management, and a B.A in marketing from the University of Southern California. She is a member of the advisory council for Youth Assets, a non-profit organization that works to empower disadvantaged youth in Swaziland with information through technology, and is a founding member and co-chair for Women Advancing Microfinance – Pacific Northwest Chapter.
