Experience

Fair Finance

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Founder

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  London, United Kingdom A social enterprise revolutionising personal finance to make it more inclusive and equitable, starting with the people the banks have left behind



The Guardian

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Columnist

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2012

  London, United Kingdom Occasional columnist with a monthly feature on issues connected to financial exclusion: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/series/faisel-rahman-hard-to-credit



The Environment Trust

• Project Manager

  • Apr 2000 - Dec 2004

  A local community development charity based in East London. Developed and built a microfinance service for excluded women in east london focusing on refugees and migrants using local community based partnerships. Established an award winning debt advice service to save people from eviction in partnership with local housing associations. Developed and launched Fair Finance.



Tokio Marine Kiln

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Underwriter

  • Feb 1999 - Mar 2000

  Lloyds of London syndicate. Focused on underwriting catastrophe, medical and general insurance.



Directory of Social Change

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor

  • Sep 1998 - Jan 1999

  Information and training charity. Co wrote "The Guide To Major Trusts Vol 1 1999/2000" and the National Lottery Yearbook 1999/2000



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 1997 - Sep 1998

  Worked on the Poverty Alleviation Microfinance Project ($120m), established a microenterprise fund and helped to formalise the Bangladesh microfinance sector.



Grameen Bank

• Researcher

  • Jun 1996 - Oct 1996

  Bangladesh Researcher on product development