Jonathan Lewis
Jonathan Lewis
Innovation-Award-Winner-2008 Innovation-Award-Winner-2008
Overview
Jonathan C. Lewis has had three successful careers: social entrepreneur, business leader and government policy executive. After retiring in 2002, he has devoted himself on a pro bono basis to global poverty issues and, in particular, microfinance. Jonathan is the Founder, Board Chair and CEO of MicroCredit Enterprises. MicroCredit Enterprises, which Mr. Lewis founded in 2005, is an innovative, not-for-profit microfinance social venture. Within two years, the organization had grown to $35 million in guarantees and $22 million in overseas lending capacity.