A French citizen residing in London, Marie started her career at the Financial Times (FT), working with financial institutions across EMEA for 5 years. Passionate about sustainable development, she quickly learned how financial innovation can support economic empowerment and build local capacity in developing countries. She then moved to the FT’s thought leadership team to engage opinion and industry leaders to discuss and share learnings on themes ranging from sustainable finance to transformational business and social innovation. She pursued her career at a climate change and international development firm to develop their private sector engagement in 2014, while completing an Impact Investing course at the University of Oxford Saïd Business School to deepen her understanding on innovative financial mechanisms in an international development context. More recently, she took over the direction of a small NGO to restructure its operations and develop sustainable development programs in Asia and Africa. With her multi-faceted experience in both the private and nonprofit sectors, Marie now wants to gain experience on the ground in a role that combines development, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion. Kiva is an exciting and thrilling opportunity to work directly with agents of change and see first-hand how microfinance can change lives.