Ayesha Wagle
Managing Director, Programs and CapitalRippleworks
Biography
Ayesha leads all Programs and Capital at Rippleworks, where she has worked since late 2018. Prior to her current role, Ayesha served as President of Komaza, a social venture working to revive the productivity of degraded lands in the world’s most deforested areas. Previously, Ayesha worked at Morgan Stanley in New York within the company’s Fixed Income Division. She then managed the global loan portfolio at MCE Social Capital, a California non-profit committed to reducing poverty by financing micro entrepreneurs. Ayesha graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics and International Relations and has a Masters degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Expertise
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryLivelihoodsResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivityWater ManagementWomen's and Girls' Education
Regional Focus
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Middle East and North Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa