Friday, September 15, 2006

Geoff Davis, President and CEO of Unitus, joins Kiva.org's Advisory Board

Kiva.org is proud to be announce Geoff Davis, President and CEO of Unitus, as the latest addition to its Advisory Board. 

Geoff Davis is President and CEO of Unitus, a social venture capital investor for the microfinance industry. Geoff has worked with microfinance programs worldwide since 1995, beginning with a program he founded in central Mexico. He was an early employee at Grameen Foundation USA, a global microfinance leader. Geoff has spoken widely on microfinance at the International Monetary Fund, Harvard, Stanford and conferences in Chile, Switzerland, Bangladesh and elsewhere. A social entrepreneur, Geoff formed several companies earlier in his career and has worked at numerous startups. He was named the 2006 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Pacific Northwest region and was named one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 under 40". Geoff holds a B.A. in international relations from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in development economics and public policy from Harvard University.

Kiva.org is honored to have Geoff Davis, one of the most insightful minds in microfinance, join our Advisory Board and we look forward to his contributions as we grow.