Mary Iskenderian
Chief Executive Officer bij Women’s World Banking
Profiel
Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, the global nonprofit devoted to giving low-income women in the developing world access to the financial tools and resources they require to achieve security and prosperity.
She joined Women’s World Banking in 2006 and leads the Women’s World Banking global team, based in New York, and also serves as a member of the Investment Committee of its two impact investment funds.
Mary Ellen is a passionate advocate for women’s economic empowerment through greater access to finance and is a leading voice for women’s leadership in financial services.
She is a leading voice for the world’s one billion women not actively engaged with the financial sector, urging the banking industry to view this community as a powerful new market of small business owners, heads of households, and consumers of financial products and services.
Prior to Women’s World Banking, Mary Ellen worked for 17 years at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank.
She had previously worked for the investment bank Lehman Brothers.
Mary Ellen is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as a member of the Women’s Forum of New York.
She serves as a Director on the Board of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
A 2017 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Fellow, Mary Ellen holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Most recently, she was recognized in the Forbes 50 over 50: Investment list, which highlights female investors and financial leaders.
Her first book, There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women: Making Finance Work for Women, was published by MIT Press in April 2022.
Actieve functies van Mary Iskenderian
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Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Harvard University
Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
ASA Foundation | Director/Board Member | - |
Women’s World Banking
Women’s World Banking Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women’s World Banking operates as a global non-profit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources essential to their security and prosperity. The firm specializes in global microfinance network and financial inclusion. The company was founded by Ela Ramesh Bhatt, Michaela Walsh and Esther Afua Ocloo in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Chief Executive Officer | 01-01-2006 |
Women’S World Banking Capital Partners LP
Women’S World Banking Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Women’s World Banking Capital Partners LP (Women’s World Banking Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Women’s World Banking founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Chief Executive Officer | 01-01-2006 |
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (dba Hewlett Foundation) is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The foundation was founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepreneur William R. Hewlett and his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, with their eldest son, Walter Hewlett. Hewlett Foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions across the globe to help people build better lives. | Director/Board Member | 01-01-2022 |
Eerdere bekende functies van Mary Iskenderian
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International Finance Corp.
International Finance Corp. SupranationalGovernment International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | 01-01-2006 |
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd.
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. Regional BanksFinance FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. provides microfinance services. It offers loans such as kamyab kashtkar karza, barwaqt sunehri karza, maal maweshi qarza, kamyab karobari qarza, zarai karza and enterprise lending, and savings such as sahoolat current account, mohafiz term deposit, tahafuz term deposit, rozana munafa and aitemad bachat account, and financial services and grievance commissioner cell for overseas pakistanis. The company was founded by Roshaneh Zafar in June 2008 and is headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. | Director/Board Member | - |
Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fair Trade USA provides farmers and workers producing fair trade certified goods services. It educates consumers, brings new manufacturers and retailers into the fair trade system, and provides farmers with tools, training and resources to thrive as international businesspeople. The company was founded in 1940 and headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Opleiding van Mary Iskenderian
Georgetown University | Undergraduate Degree |
Yale School of Management | Masters Business Admin |
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The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation (dba Hewlett Foundation) is a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The foundation was founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepreneur William R. Hewlett and his wife, Flora Lamson Hewlett, with their eldest son, Walter Hewlett. Hewlett Foundation provides grants to a broad range of institutions across the globe to help people build better lives. | Miscellaneous |
International Finance Corp.
International Finance Corp. SupranationalGovernment International Finance Corp. (IFC) operates as a global development institution. It is an organization that fosters sustainable economic growth in developing countries by financing private sector investment, mobilizing capital in the international financial markets and providing advisory services to businesses and governments. The firm operates through three segments: Investment Services, Treasury Services and Advisory Services. The Investment Services segment offers loans, equities, debt securities, trade and supply chain finance and client risk management services. The Treasury Services segment consists of the borrowing, liquid asset management, asset and liability management, and client risk management activities. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Government |
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc.
Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY. | Miscellaneous |
Fair Trade USA
Fair Trade USA Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Fair Trade USA provides farmers and workers producing fair trade certified goods services. It educates consumers, brings new manufacturers and retailers into the fair trade system, and provides farmers with tools, training and resources to thrive as international businesspeople. The company was founded in 1940 and headquartered in Oakland, CA. | Commercial Services |
Women’s World Banking
Women’s World Banking Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women’s World Banking operates as a global non-profit devoted to giving more low-income women access to the financial tools and resources essential to their security and prosperity. The firm specializes in global microfinance network and financial inclusion. The company was founded by Ela Ramesh Bhatt, Michaela Walsh and Esther Afua Ocloo in 1979 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Commercial Services |
Womens World Banking Ghana SVGS & Loans Co. Ltd.
Womens World Banking Ghana SVGS & Loans Co. Ltd. Regional BanksFinance Womens World Banking Ghana SVGS & Loans Co. Ltd. provides financial services to entrepreneurs, with a special attention to women. The firm’s services include V-Banking, Western Union, MoneyGram, Tigo Cash, Automated Teller Machine (ATM) services, and customer service. It has a network of microfinance institutions and banks that work to help low-income entrepreneurs. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Accra, Ghana. | Finance |
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd.
FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. Regional BanksFinance FINCA Microfinance Bank Ltd. provides microfinance services. It offers loans such as kamyab kashtkar karza, barwaqt sunehri karza, maal maweshi qarza, kamyab karobari qarza, zarai karza and enterprise lending, and savings such as sahoolat current account, mohafiz term deposit, tahafuz term deposit, rozana munafa and aitemad bachat account, and financial services and grievance commissioner cell for overseas pakistanis. The company was founded by Roshaneh Zafar in June 2008 and is headquartered in Lahore, Pakistan. | Finance |
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Women’S World Banking Capital Partners LP
Women’S World Banking Capital Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Women’s World Banking Capital Partners LP (Women’s World Banking Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Women’s World Banking founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |