Experience

Geneva Graduate Institute

• Switzerland
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Co-founder of IHEID initiative: Impact-squared

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Co-founder of Impact-squared, a Centre for Finance and Development initiative to evaluate the impact of impact investments. Co-founder of Impact-squared, a Centre for Finance and Development initiative to evaluate the impact of impact investments.



Institute of Development Studies

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Research Consultant

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2014

  Output working paper on link between governance and child nutrition in South Asian region including analysis on the connection between district level governance indicators and child under-nutrition in 100 focus districts in India (HUNGAMA focus districts). This requires research into generating/finding proxies for World Bank Governance Categories (Rule of Law, Government Effectiveness, Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Voice and Accountability. Regulatory Quality and Control of Corruption), and combining found indicators with established IFPRI models following the UNICEF framework for analysing child nutrition. Navigating data constraints. • Co-author of ‘Impact Evaluation of the DFID Programme to Accelerate Improved Nutrition for the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh’. Preparation of baseline data (quantitative table generation and description and qualitative description) and report for the DFID Programme to Accelerate Improved Nutrition for the Extreme Poor in Bangladesh. Contact: Dr Tranchant, Institute of Development Studies, Tel: +44 (0)1273 915688; jp.tranchant@ids.ac.uk Dr Barnett, Institute of Development Studies, Tel: +41 229085945; i.barnett@ids.ac.uk Show less



BlueOrchard Finance Ltd

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Associate at Blue Orchard Finance

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

  I began as an independent consultant with BlueOrchard Finance in New York, United States before obtaining formal employment as a Research Associate based in Geneva, Switzerland. My initial focus as an independent consultant was to critically examine correlation trends between microfinance accounting performance indicators (ROA, ROE, PAR-30, PAR-90) and measures of domestic and international economic trends (GDP and MSCI indices). As Research Associate my main occupation was distilling the background research and insights into the microfinance industry into a series of seminars for marketing and innovation purposes. Other significant tasks include: • Estimation of sovereign ratings for developing countries unrated by credit rating agencies, using correlation techniques applied to World Bank data sets • Providing strategic links for “Impact Squared”. A proposal for rigorously evaluating the impact of impact investments leveraging microfinance credit scoring mechanisms in regression discontinuity design methodology and Multidimensional Poverty Indicator methodology • Lead role in transition of BlueOrchard Finance legal, organizational and policy structure to comply with the Alternative Investment Fund Directive (AIFMD) • Brown Bag seminars: Drafting and presentation of Bi-weekly seminars delivered to BlueOrchard Finance staff and senior management on recent trends in microfinance academic research. At my request I was permitted to research and deliver a seminar charting the history of Randomized Evaluations of Microfinance drawing from the work of David Roodman • Development of a standardized internal rate of return calculator to facilitate pricing comparisons Contact: Charles (Chuck) Olson, Chief Credit Officer, Blue Orchard Finance Tel: +41-22-596-4712; Cell: +41-78-750-4712; chuck@blueorchard.com Show less



Citi

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2012

  I undertook a joint internship across the Citi Private Bank and Citi Microfinance groups of Citigroup. Whilst an intern I understoook a lead role on the Grameen America / Citi Joint Savings Program; a savings led financial inclusion initiative. Other tasks and duties undertaken were strategy research into the Kenyan microfinance company Kilimo Salama on the use of mobile phone technology to facilitate insurance payouts to drought stricken farmers, operational and administrative support for Citi Microfinance and headcount management and analysis directly for Director of Investments Technology and Director Product and Services of Citi Microfinance. Contact: Lewis Roberts Jr, Vice President and Program Manager for the New York Region for Microfinance Tel: +1 305 347 1495 Sandra Reilly Director of Products and Services for Citi Microfinance Tel: +1 305 347 1490 Show less



Amnesty International Australia

• Australia
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Volunteer Refugee Caseworker

  • Jun 2010 - Dec 2010

  • Research and drafting of Amnesty International Country Information reports on Human Rights abuses taking place in Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Sri-Lanka. Country information reports were used to support asylum seekers' applications for asylum. • Country information reports drafted were applicant specific and necessitated regular contact with asylum seeker applicants. Having regular contact with vulnerable asylum seeker applicants, my role often took the form of a social worker role. • Supporting development and implementation of knowledge management systems within the Sydney Amnesty International Australia office. • Proofreading and correcting reports prepared by junior caseworkers. • Operational and administrative support for Amnesty International Australia. Show less



Australian Lawyers Alliance

• Sydney

• Volunteer Researcher

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Bi-weekly preparation of case notes and summaries on significant Australian District and High Court judgments concerning social justice issues for circulation in the Australian Lawyers Alliance newsletter. • Bi-weekly preparation of case notes and summaries on significant Australian District and High Court judgments concerning social justice issues for circulation in the Australian Lawyers Alliance newsletter.



Edirisa, Uganda

• Kabale, Uganda

• Development Volunteer

  • Jul 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Assistance in coordination of farmers and agriculturalists in lobbying local government for access to government assistance in the Lake Bunyonyi region. • Lead role in organising student discussion forums to discuss issues of social concern. • Editor of the Edirisa blog site, studio-edirisa.org where local students would voice their opinions on issues of social concern via electronic media. • Lead role in the filming of educational documentary ‘The State of Education in Uganda’ for the United World College of the Adriatic. • Operational and administrative support for Edirisa projects. • In 2010, I provided advice for the drafting of a memorandum of understanding between Edirisa and Star FM (Radio Uganda) for the broadcast of Edirisa radio show ‘Planet Edirisa’ Show less