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Grameen Foundation : Who we are : Our People : Committees and Councils

Board Committees and Advisory Councils

Board Committees and advisory councils provide an opportunity for dedicated volunteers to share their expertise and experience. Their involvement contributes to Grameen Foundation’s efficiency and innovative approaches to empowering the poorest of the poor to escape poverty through microfinance.

Board Committees

Executive Committee

Paul Maritz, Chair
Yvette Neier, Vice-Chair
Alex Counts, President                 
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Treasurer
Robert Ottenhoff, Secretary
Richard Gunther, Member

Investment Committee

Robert Eichfield, Co-Chair
Janet Thompson, Co-Chair
Susan Davis, Member
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Member
Wayne Silby, Member
Doug Barry, Member
Vinod Khosla, Member
Bridgett Lidell, Member
Rick Becket, Member
Camilla Nestor, Staff Liaison

Sustainability Committee

Robert Ottenhoff, Chair
Lucy Billingsley, Member
Robert Eichfield, Member
Richard Gunther, Member
Janet Thompson, Member
Chris Pascucci, Member
Sal Pappalardo, Staff Liaison

Governance Committee

Jennifer Drogula, Chair
Matthew Lesnick, Vice-Chair
Yvette Neier, Member
Craig Sarsony, Member 
Julie Soyars, Staff Liaison

Social Performance

Peter Cowhey, Chair
Janet Thompson, Member
Ricki Tigert Helfer, Member
Jonathan Morduch, Member
Larry Reed, Member
Edwin (Ted) M. Truman, Member 
Nigel Bigger, Staff Liaison

Development Committee

Lucy Billingsley, Chair
Steve Rockefeller, Jr, Member
Yvette Neier, Member
Robert Ottenhoff, Member
Marshall Saunders, Member
Susan Russell, Member
Patrick Meriweather, Staff Liaison

Program Committee

Janet Thompson, Chair
Janet McKinley, Vice-Chair
Susan Davis, Member
Richard Gunther, Member
Chris Pascucci, Member
Donna Rohling, Member
Dana deKanter, Member
David Russell, Member


Finance Committee

Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Chair
Robert Eichfeld, Vice-Chair
Richard Gunther, Member
Paul Kane, Member
Chris Pascucci, Member
Hans Levin, Member
Si White, Staff Liaison


Audit Committee

Robert Ottenhoff, Chair
Erik Miller, Vice-Chair
Peter Cowhey, Member 
Si White Staff Liaison 
 

 


Subcommittees of the Program Committee

Technology Advisory Council

Capital Markets Advisory Committee

Latin America and the Caribbean Advisory Council

China Advisory Council

India Advisory Council 

Philippines Advisory Council

Pakistan Advisory Council

Africa Advisory Council



Grameen Foundation : Who we are : Our People : Committees and Councils

- Grameen Foundation - Grameen Foundation uses microfinance and innovative technology to fight global poverty and bring opportunities to the world's poorest people. With tiny loans and financial services, we help the poor, mostly women, start businesses and escape poverty. Our global network of 52 microfinance institution (MFI) partners including our Growth Guarantee partners has touched more than 31 million people in 23 countries. In addition, we introduced and now sustain technology initiatives (Mifos and Village Phone) in Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, bringing our total country outreach to 27.

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