Global Director, Savings GroupsCARE
Christian is an experienced manager with demonstrated record of innovation and success working with teams across Africa, Asia and Latin America. In his current role, Christian leads the global scale up of CARE's proven savings group model, aiming to reach 60 million members by 2030. Over the course of his career, Christian has focused on advancing economic development and financial inclusion with a particular focus on advancing gender equality. In addition to his core role at CARE, Christian is the founder of Chomoka, a start-up social enterprise offering technology solutions to savings groups and bridging the gap to formal financial inclusion. Prior has served on the board of directors of Farm Shop Ltd in Kenya and the SEEP Network in the US. He began his career as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan.