Interview with Reeta Roy

Status: Completed
Reeta Roy
President and Chief Executive Officer
The MasterCard Foundation
Areas of expertise: Microfinance, Youth Learning, Economic Development in Africa

Under Reeta Roy's leadership, the MasterCard Foundation has created partnerships to expand access to education and learning for young people and financial access to those living in poverty.  Previously, Reeta was Divisional Vice President of Global Citizenship and Policy at Abbott, a global health care company, and Vice President of the Abbott Fund, a corporate foundation. She has also held a number of leadership positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, and has worked at the United Nations. Reeta is also on the Board of the Global Health Council.

Reeta received a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and a Bachelor of Arts from St. Andrews Presbyterian College.


All Questions
Peter obonyano (viniit kumar) Clark
Nigeria 		Dear Reeta Roy, how can young African youths interested in initiating various community projects submit proposals for your perusal? However, i am very much interested in wellness derived through good music production and distribution. I await your response. Peter.
Khalid Mohamed Mohamud
Somalia 		As you are Master Card Foundation involved as mentioned 3 sectors such micro finance, youth education, and Economic development, we want to learn lessons, interventions and achievements for past three years can you us. Thanks
Adewumi Taiwo Peter
Nigeria 		Dear Reeta, As human resources is the backbone of economic development, how can the willing and able youths have access to fund in Africa to further their education? There are many youths with potentials.
soham ghosh
India 		should the world property be redivided among all the countries according to the ratio of multiply of population and area occupying that country?
Periasami
India 		What is micro finance and why this plans neglects the agrcultural finance and insurance world wide?
moe
Germany 		why is growth only counted in real values but the gdp only in nominal by economist
BAROLE SHIVLING NAGNATHRAO
India 		Madam I want to reserch some project for education that is what reason the indian literacy low percentage & how to improve literacy percentage in Gramin india
Ajala Muhyideen
Nigeria 		Dear Reeta, As human resources is the backbone of economic development, how can the able and willing youths have access to fund in Africa to further their education, this may alleviate juvenile delinquency 'coz an idle's hand is a devil's work. I am in need of fund to further my education. Thanks.
Olagoke
Nigeria 		Private Partnerships: Do you undertake private partnerships? If you do, what and how to go about it? Thanks.
Eyitayo Ogunmola
Nigeria 		How relevant is financial education to the development of underdeveloped Nations?
Jorge Martinez
Mexico 		Please advice to which international founder a Mexican MFI should contact to obtain a 3 million dollar credit line. I am the CEO of Caminemos an MFI providing grop loans to 3000 entrepreneurial ladies across Mexico. Kind Regards. Jorge Martinez CEO | Caminemos.
Alfanus Edmont Olsan
Indonesia 		How to make sure that a small business owners can be feel secure in borrowing the money they need, what kind of techniques needed for these new entrepreneurs In terms of Creditors treatment to them ?
Geoffrey Boateng
Ghana 		I will like set up a microfinance organisation to help women farmers get access to funds when they need it. I do not have the seed capital at the moment although I have a house in ghana that could be used as collateral. How do I go about getting the funding for this project
getachew
Eritrea 		one of the tools to alevate poverty is micro finance but in asia istade of poverty alevating it becomes an industry for making more profit it is a means of exploiting the poor . do you agree with me ? what is your comment on this issue
Getachew
Eritrea 		Dear Reeta Roy,what is the definition of poor specially in Africa? what is the couse of poverty in Africa ? in order to solve the poverty of Africa what is your comment?
Revelouitte c. Correos
Philippines 		what are the major functional areas of finance and the what are the elements in finance department?
Donald Walubengo
Kenya 		Most African leaders are against youths involvement in development.What are you doing to help them?
amnamughal
Pakistan 		what is youth learning? what is the scope of this area of learning globally?
moufida oueslati
Tunisia 		how the microcredit sector knows crises after revolution in Tunisia? and how we can solve this problem? if partnership is a good solution?
Jerome C. Glenn
United States 		The Millennium Project does global futures research since 1996 producing the annual State of the Future for 15 years; hence, we do not fit in any of the usual donor categories, where could our financial support come from?