Leonore Gruenberg
Microfinance Expert
Antananarivo Madagascar
Professional Status
Consultant
Open to opportunities
About Me
Internationally mobile, young professional with a strong expertise in Microfinance and Rural Financial Institutions Development, currently based in New Delhi, India.
Master's degree in International Management and Economics with substantial field experience in rural areas in developing countries. In view: Preparations for an external PhD on Financial Literacy and Capability & the Importance of Trust and Social Capital for the Field Officer-Client Relationship
Core competencies :
Master's degree in International Management and Economics with substantial field experience in rural areas in developing countries. In view: Preparations for an external PhD on Financial Literacy and Capability & the Importance of Trust and Social Capital for the Field Officer-Client Relationship
Core competencies :
- Operative know-how in microfinance (commercial & NGO) and related fields
- Tool Design (Financial Literacy and Education: both client and institution-centered)
- Branch Management
- HR Management (recruiting, training)
- Environment & Market analyses, reports and research
- Excellent organizational skills (project management)
- Team player with leadership skills
- Open-minded, adaptable and fast learning
- Japan - Niigata Summer School (academic exchange programm 2006)
- India, Mozambique, USA, Croatia, Spain - Work & Travel
- Columbia, Canada, Norway, Egypt, South Africa, Thailand, Nepal, Europe
- ...the rest remains to be explored
- Tennis / Judo / Horse-back riding / Trekking
- Other
- Development as Freedom: Amartya Sen
- Dinner with Mugabe: Heidi Holland
- Mother Pious Lady - Making Sense of Everyday India: Santosh Desai
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist: Mohsin Hamid
- Promenade avec les dieux de l'Inde:Catherine Clément
- Le Dieu des Petits Riens: Arundhati Roy
- Photography and writing
- Music - Violin (for > 11 years)
- Dancing
- Barfi
- Kumare
- Peepli Life
- The Whistleblower