Matt Leonard

Nationality: United States
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Country Experience: France, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Malawi, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines

Years of Experience:
5

Expertise:
Business Planning, Governance, Internal Audit, Project Design, Training

• 8+ years of experience, 3 yrs in microfinance;
• Led trainings and provided technical assistance to 30+ MFIs (India, Philippines and Indonesia);
• Led teams, worked on toolkits and advised MFIs on: institutional assessments, business planning, the development of operations/hr/accounts manuals, internal audit and control systems, loan portfolio audit and product development (mobile banking);
• Spearheaded development of a social performance toolkit, including tools, checklists, guide/manual, and training modules - piloting in 4 MFIs.

Academic Qualifications:
M.S., International Development, Georgetown, Washington D.C., 2008
B.A., Comparative Literature / French Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 2000

Social Performance Consultant
Alternative Credit Technologies
United States
November 2008 - January 2009

• Conducted on-site review of social performance assessment tools by reviewing documents and interviewing key stakeholders at 2 Indian MFIs for a Ford Foundation-sponsored User's Guide

Microfinance Analyst
MicroSave
India
July 2008

• Provided capacity building & technical support to over 30 small, mid-sized and large MFIs across India, Indonesia and the Philippines covering: Business Planning, Operations, Accounting, Human Resources, Internal Audit & Control, Loan Portfolio Audit and Social Performance;
• Delivered 5 trainings to groups of 9-30 consultants and/or staff at MFIs in India, Indonesia and the Philippines on: Social Performance, Process Mapping and Management Information Systems;
• Developed a toolkit/training module for Social Performance Management; Pilot-tested in 4 MFIs.

Economic Opportunities Intern
Save the Children
Malawi
June 2007 - June 2008
Malawi:

• Led market research, mentored staff and facilitated focus groups/community forums in remote, rural community to inform product design and implementation of a Youth Micro-Savings project;
• Researched & wrote interim/final reports and prepared case studies on HIV/AIDS & Livelihoods.

Washington DC:

• Provided research assistance to support project and program design on micro-equity, micro-savings, OVCs and youth livelihoods for Associate VP of Economic Opportunities.

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Date Available:
05 Apr 2010

Preferred Assignment:
Short Term or Long Term

Contact:
matt.s.leonard@gmail.com

7, Sai Enclave
Rd #12, Banjara Hills
Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh
500 034
India

Telephone: +91-9000060779

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