Biography
Simon Winter is responsible for strategy, thought leadership, and business and program development. He is also responsible for innovative programs, including capital access for SMEs. Previously he was Regional Director for Africa. He joined TechnoServe in 2003.
Simon was a management consultant with McKinsey and Company (1998-2003) when he co-led the firm's international development practice. He worked as an economic planner for the Botswana government, and a development consultant in Southern Africa. He became skilled in finance and banking with Barclays Bank plc in the UK, Cote d'Ivoire and Australia.
Simon is a founding Executive Committee member of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), a Board Member of Root Capital, a member of the steering committee for Initiative on Smallholder Finance, and the Advisory Board of www.nextbillion.net.
Simon comes from the UK and has a PhD in economics from the SOAS, University of London, 1998.