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

Elliot Rosenberg’s life mission is to use business against poverty. He leads business development at Awaaz.De, helping financial institutions use mobile to acquire customers, increase on-time payments, prevent fraud, and train staff. He has served clients including YES Bank, Aditya Birla Idea Payments Bank, a top-5 insurance company, and various NBFC-MFIs and has promoted GoI’s insurance and pension schemes. Before Awaaz.De, Rosenberg backpacked across 17 Asian countries over 15 months to learn from pioneering social enterprises. Previously, he founded Favela Experience, offering culturally immersive homestays to travelers in Brazil’s marginalised favela communities. Originally from Los Angeles, he graduated in 2013 with a B.S. in commerce from the University of Virginia.