Wajiha Ahmed
Learning Manager @ Catalyst Fund
New York, United States
Wajiha Ahmed is a startup investor at Catalyst Fund in New York. Wajiha is Interim Director of Customer Insights, leading consumer research projects to better understand the intersections of user experience and financial services in developing countries. She has a particular expertise in using human-centered design and in-depth ethnographic research methods to develop effective and appropriate solutions. Shejoins the firm from the World Bank, where she advised and worked with regional teams on bottom-of-the-pyramid energy access pilots in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Wajiha has also worked directly on microfinance projects with the Aga Khan Foundation and the Kashf Foundation (an MFI based in Pakistan). She holds an MA in Development Economics from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a BA from Boston College. Wajiha speaks Urdu/Hindi fluently.
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About Catalyst Fund
Catalyst Fund is an inclusive FinTech accelerator that supports early-stage startups building innovative FinTech solutions for the 3 billion underserved in emerging markets. The company works with innovators in emerging markets who are building affordable, accessible, and appropriate solutions for underserved communities, and accelerate the localinnovation ecosystems around them.Catalyst Fund is supported by The UK Department for International Development (DFID) and JPMorgan Chase & Co., managed by BFA Global and fiscally sponsored by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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Abby Butkus
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Akansha Kasera
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Asa Nyaga
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Carmen Merab
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