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Jane Abramovich, CFA, leads TechnoServe’s global Access to Finance Practice Group, where she manages strategic relationships with financial service partners, provides technical expertise to program design and implementation teams, and develops and shares best practices, tools and innovations around lasting financial solutions in the developing world. Prior to TechnoServe, Jane held financial advisory and deal origination roles, including at UBS Investment Bank and, most recently, as National Director of Capital Markets at Jones Lang LaSalle. Jane holds a BA in Economics from Northwestern University and an MPA from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

Samantha Krauseis a Senior Manager with TechnoServe’s Strategic Initiatives team, where she supports corporate partners in developing sustainability strategies across a range of topics, including: building inclusive business models, sourcing inputs sustainably along social, economic and environmental dimensions, improving supply and distribution chains in emerging markets, and strengtheninggovernment and local community engagement.Prior to TechnoServe, Samantha was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where she worked across strategy and organization in the private, social and public sectors.Samantha holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and an MA in International Relations, with a concentration in International Development, from Johns Hopkins SAIS.