Giovanna Masci's Email & Phone

As the Regional Director for the Americas, Giovanna is responsible for managing the portfolio of the region and directing Kiva's strategy in that market. In particular, Giovanna was responsible for driving Kiva's entry into the US microfinance market in 2009. Prior to Kiva, Giovanna worked as a consultant in the technical assistance department at ACCION New York. In that role she was responsible for growing the department while providing one-on-one technical assistance services to entrepreneurs. Giovanna has been passionate about economic development, microfinance, and Latin America for many years. She has worked on community development projects in Mexico and Paraguay, and has done research on the interplay between eco-tourism and economic development in Costa Rica. Giovanna holds a B.A . in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A from the Yale School of Management.