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Cameron Goldie-Scot
Cameron has three years microfinance and East Africa experience. He is currently responsible for managing the ongoing development of the Musoni system, as well as the continued provision of IT services to Musoni Kenya. He previously worked in Business Development for Musoni BV, and before that was Implementation Team Manager, responsible for setting up operations on the ground in Kenya. Before Musoni, Cameron worked as an independent consultant in East Africa, advising and running projects with multiple MFIs on how best to enable their clients to partner with mobile operators. Cameron graduated with an MA (Hons) from St Andrew's University, Scotland.
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Cynthia Jaggi
Cynthia Jaggi is the Founder of Gatherwell and the Co-Founder of Living Economy Advisors, working at the intersection of profit and purpose to create a better world at scale. She was named a lean-startup ambassador for her work bringing a lean approach to social impact and her insights have been featured on Business Insider, Women 2.0 and Idealist Careers. Her passion is to shift the economy to a regenerative model that puts people and the planet in the center.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.cynthiajaggi.com | Email: [email protected] |
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Duncan Goldie-Scot
Duncan Goldie-Scot pioneered the use of mobile payments in microfinance institutions (MFIs) in East Africa by providing technical assistance and capacity building to MFIs in Kenya and Tanzania. He co-founded and is now a director of Musoni BV, an MFI holding company in The Netherlands and of Musoni Kenya Ltd in Nairobi, Kenya. It is the first MFI that is 100% cashless: all disbursements and repayments use mobile payment services such as M-PESA. Before starting in microfinance, Duncan ran his own publishing company and also wrote about emerging market banking and finance. He now lives in New York and sits on the boards of various companies and charities.
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Julia Stasch
Julia Stasch is the Interim President of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Formerly, as Vice President of U.S. Programs, she was responsible for US grantmaking. Prior to joining the Foundation, she worked for the City of Chicago, first as Commissioner of the city's Department of Housing and then as Chief of Staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley. As Commissioner she led a process resulting in the city's commitment to a $1.3 billion five-year plan for affordable housing. As Chief of Staff, one of her significant accomplishments was the design and negotiation of the $1.5 billion plan for transformation of public housing in Chicago. From 1996 to 1997 she was President and Chief Executive Officer of Shorebank Chicago Companies where she was responsible for Chicago operations of Shorebank, including South Shore Bank, the nation's first community development bank. In 1977 Stasch was one of the first four employees of the Chicago-based real estate development firm Stein & Company. When she left in 1996 as President and Chief Operating Officer, the staff numbered 220 and projects included the Metcalfe Federal Building, Chicago 's United Center, and expansion of McCormick Place. While at Stein and Company she became nationally known for her work to include women and minorities in the construction industry. During the first Clinton Administration Stasch served as Deputy Administrator of the General Services Administration in Washington, a 20,000-person agency responsible for management of government-wide building construction, leasing, and management. Earlier in her career she was a Vista volunteer and a teacher in the Chicago public school system. Stasch was the founding President of the Board of the Women's Issues Network, and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Women's Business Development Center. She is a member of the Economic Club, the Chicago Network, and a member of the steering committee for the Economic Growth and Jobs Plan. Stasch is a summa cum laude graduate of Loyola University, and has a master's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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