NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Bar Pereg is a Strategy Consultant, focusing on purpose-driven growth, Financial Inclusion, and public-private partnership to drive inclusive prosperity in the US and Globally. Bar worked closely with leadership teams across industries to identify growth opportunities, design and pilot new initiatives, and develop purpose-driven initiatives programs.

Prior to consulting, Bar worked for and with innovative start-ups and government actors across countries to launch new product offerings and to develop local start-up ecosystems. She led 4 venture accelerators programs in the Middle East and trained over 50 founders. She also advised public entities on encouraging minority entrepreneurship and worked with the governments to launch programs and funds to support inclusive entrepreneurship.  Bar holds a MBA from MIT Sloan, where she served as a development research fellow, focusing on tech solutions for agricultural supply chain integration in East Africa.