Our Team
A diverse group of experts from multilateral institutions, financial services, and policy organizations
Rachel Chang
Co-Founder
Rachel drives risk strategy at Stripe, designing and executing initiatives that strengthen risk controls and enhance the platform user experience. She previously led digital public infrastructure initiatives at the UN Development Programme (UNDP), co-founded a fintech startup digitizing savings groups in West Africa, and developed digital identity systems at Kiva. She holds an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Andrés Parrado
Co-Founder
Andrés is an Associate Director at Innovations for Poverty Action, where he leads advisory engagements in agriculture, livelihoods, and edtech. He previously led mutiple engagements at the World Bank and at international NGOs in India and East Africa on topics like cash transfers, financial inclusion, and technology. He holds a Masters degree in Economics from MIT and an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Juliet Hewes
Strategic Committee
Juliet is French and works at Capital One. She is sometimes on time.
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Yomna Mohei el Din
Strategic Committee
Yomna has 1M jobs. She knows Macro and has written on the group twice but is excited to do more.
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Gabrielle Posner
Strategic Committee
Gabrielle is a Senior Associate on the Africa Practice of DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group. She supports clients including philanthropies and multinationals in the digital payments space to navigate the complex political economy dynamics of African markets. She was previously based in Kenya at research advisory NGO IDinsight. Gabrielle holds a B.A. in Public Policy and Economics with highest distinction from the University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
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Jordan Sandman
Strategic Committee
Jordan leads research grantmaking at Co-Develop, a global philanthropic fund to help countries around the world deploy safe, inclusive digital public infrastructure. He is also an Honorary Research Fellow at University College London. He previously started up the Digital Impact and Governance Initiative at New America and served as a Team Leader in AmeriCorps NCCC. Jordan is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
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Siew Sanz Ng
Strategic Committee
Siew is currently a Young Professional at the IFC Global Telco, Media and Technology (TMT) team. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, she spent five years at Axiata, a leading telecommunications conglomerate, working across loan securitization, microfinance for SMEs, digital transformation strategy, and analytics for finance/fraud. Siew holds an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Jessie Xu
Strategic Committee
Jessie is a Senior Associate at Albright Stonebridge Group, where she provides geopolitical advisory for companies, with a focus on China. She was previously at the World Bank where she led strategic partnerships and conducted digital and data literacy trainings in various African countries. She holds a Masters degree as a Schwarzman Scholar from Tsinghua University in China and a B.A. in economic policy from Duke University.
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Harry Wang
Strategic Committee
Harry is a Senior Analyst at Capital One. He’s a former Schwarzman Scholar Tsinghua University in China and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee. He became passionate about international payments through his time working on cross-border transactions and digital payments in China and Africa. Harry holds an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School
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