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Thea Anderson
Director, Omidyar Network
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Omidyar Network University of Oxford - Said Business School
University of Oxford - Said Business School
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Senior leader and accomplished frontier inclusive growth and market systems expert. Leadership success in developing and implementing innovative finance in fragile and complex political environments. Experience in over 40 countries including 10 years+ field-based program managemen...
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Omidyar Network
Director
Company NameOmidyar Network
Dates EmployedJun 2018 – Present
Employment Duration7 mos
Mercy Corps
Company NameMercy Corps
Total Duration7 yrs
TitleLead - Frontier Finance Initiative (Financial Services in Humanitarian Crises)
Dates Employed2017 – 2018
Employment Duration1 yr
TitleDirector, Financial Inclusion
Dates Employed2015 – 2017
Employment Duration2 yrs
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Development Innovations Group
Director, Program Management - Financial Services for the Poor
Company NameDevelopment Innovations Group
Dates Employed2006 – 2011
Employment Duration5 yrs
LocationBeirut, Lebanon
Oversaw the regional office for the Middle East and Africa, managed technical, administrative and operational staff and controlled the corresponding budgets
•Led Nigerian commercial bank transition to MSME lending and designed and delivered financial products for Lebanese non-bank financial institution... See more
Creative Associates International
Management Associate/Program Director
Company NameCreative Associates International
Dates Employed2004 – 2006
Employment Duration2 yrs
LocationAfghanistan
Save the Children UK
Deputy Director - Afghanistan
Company NameSave the Children UK
Dates Employed2004 – 2005
Employment Duration1 yr
LocationAfghanistan
Global Communities
Deputy Chief of Party
Company NameGlobal Communities
Dates Employed2003 – 2005
Employment Duration2 yrs
LocationIraq
•Led infrastructure and microfinance reconstruction initiatives in central and southern Iraq, including financial, administrative, and procurement issues.
•Implemented new cash management procedures for high-risk operating environment with no functioning banking system.... See more
Global Communities
Senior Program Officer
Company NameGlobal Communities
Dates Employed1999 – 2002
Employment Duration3 yrs
LocationWashington D.C.
•Managed $25M portfolio and oversaw activities in the Middle East, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Mexico, and Romania, including post-disaster initiatives in Central America
•Directed business development teams that successfully acquired $80M, in new contracts
•Conducted market demand assessments, and oversaw survey design, execution, a... See more
Alliance for International Education
Education Policy Specialist
Company NameAlliance for International Education
Dates Employed1998 – 1999
Employment Duration1 yr
LocationWashington D.C.
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Education
University of Oxford - Said Business School
University of Oxford - Said Business School
Degree NameMaster of Business Administration (MBA) Field Of StudyEmerging and Frontier Markets Grade(Distinction)
Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Tufts University - The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Degree NameCertificate in Digital Money Field Of StudyDigital Frontiers Institute
Dates attended or expected graduation 2016 – 2016
Guilford College
Guilford College
Degree NameB.A. Field Of StudyAnthropology, Women's Studies, Latin American Studies
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Volunteer Experience
World Economic Forum
Member, Working Group, Financial Inclusion
Company NameWorld Economic Forum
Dates volunteered2014 – Present Volunteer duration4 yrs
Cause Economic Empowerment
The SEEP Network
Steering Committee, Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilient Financial Services Providers
Company NameThe SEEP Network
Dates volunteered2015 – 2017 Volunteer duration2 yrs
Cause Economic Empowerment
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Student-Alumni Mentoring Initiative
Company NameHarvard Graduate School of Education
Dates volunteeredSep 2016 – Present Volunteer duration2 yrs 4 mos
Cause Education
Organizing for Action
Director, Get Out The Vote - Prince William County, Virginia
Company NameOrganizing for Action
Dates volunteeredOct 2012 – Nov 2012 Volunteer duration2 mos
Cause Civil Rights and Social Action
CGAP
Women and Financial Inclusion Working Group
Company NameCGAP
Dates volunteered2017 – Present Volunteer duration1 yr
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bulk Payments Working Group
Company NameBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Dates volunteered2017 – 2018 Volunteer duration1 yr
World Economic Forum
Market-Based Solutions and Innovative Finance: New Approaches to Humanitarian Needs
Company NameWorld Economic Forum
Dates volunteered2017 – Present Volunteer duration1 yr
Cause Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
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