Jean Lipman-Blumen is the Thornton F. Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Organizational Behavior at The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University. As co-founding director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Leadership, she has served as assistant director of the National Institute of Education and as special advisor to…
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Sumathi Jayaraman is Director, Innovation & Strategy at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). She is a strategic thinker and leader and is currently responsible for UNICEF’s programs in twenty Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries with a portfolio size of $US 700 million. Experienced at driving strategic agendas and building stakeholder alignment…
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Ms. Castro has been with the National Housing Commission (CONAVI) since 2014, as General Deputy Director of Subsidies, primarily responsible for the operation of housing subsidies. She is in charge of developing financial products with subsidies together with FOVISSSTE. Previously, Ms. Castro worked for 10 years at Sociedad Hipotecaria Federal (SHF) as Market Development Director, collaborating…
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Morgan Landy is Co-Director of IFC’s Transactional Risk Solutions Department and leads the Corporation in fulfilling its strategic commitments to sustainable development. He helps ensure that IFC grows its operations through prudent ESG risk management and fosters sustainable practices for improved performance in key sectors such as agribusiness, infrastructure and natural resources, and…
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joined the World Bank’s Europe and Central Asia region as Vice President on 1 July 2015. Previously, from 2011 to 2015, he was Vice President for External and Corporate Relations. Prior to that, he was the Director for Banking and Debt Management in the World Bank Treasury, responsible for modernizing the financial products available to member countries and providing public debt management…
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Anna Gincherman serves as the chief product development officer of Women’s World Banking, a global nonprofit working to bring more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources they require to build security and prosperity. She has extensive experience rolling out financial products and services designed to meet the unique needs of low-income women, including individual and rural…
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Shaun Tarbuck took over as CEO of International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation in 2005. He joined the company in 1995 as vice president, Membership and Finance. When he joined ICMIF—a global trade association for cooperative and mutual insurers—the organization had 70 members. Now he oversees to 290 members in 75 countries. ICMIF has regional offices in Brussels, Tokyo, and…
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Indrani Sugathadasa serves as the chairperson of the Insurance Board of Sri Lanka, the regulatory institution for the insurance industry in the country. Sugathadasa joined the Sri Lanka Administrative Service in 1977, and over her 35-year public service, she held various positions, including as director, National Youth Services Council; director, Women’s Bureau; permanent secretary, Ministry of…
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Sarah Fountain Smith was appointed as Canada’s assistant deputy minister of Global Issues and Development in March 2016. She is responsible for humanitarian assistance, multilateral development programming, priority thematic policy issues such as the empowerment of women and girls, health and education, inclusive and green economic growth, and Canada’s relations with international organizations.…
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Gillian B. White is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic, where she writes and edits a broad range of topics related to economics and business (including housing, poverty, and economic policy). White also oversees The Atlantic’s Next Economy project, which focuses on telling stories about the economic well-being of cities around the country. Previously, White was an editor at Kiplinger. Her…
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