Catherine is eager to apply her knowledge of the FinTech industry to her work as a Kiva Fellow and to gain hands-on experience in microfinance before starting business school at MIT Sloan in the fall. She has spent the last three years working at Lending Club, the leading online credit marketplace in the US. While at Lending Club, Catherine worked to develop the training and data infrastructure necessary to grow the Operations Department from 70 to 550 people. Catherine's prior experience is in the non-profit sector, having worked for Teach For America, City Year, and Dui Hua. In her spare time she enjoys biking, yoga, and going to concerts.