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Priya Jaisinghani Vora is the CEO of the Digital Impact Alliance, and has over 20 years’ experience working to ensure that the world’s most marginalized communities are empowered with political voice and economic opportunity.

A widely recognized and respected leader in global development, Priya has forged strategic partnerships and networks with some of the biggest development champions across the globe, and has a proven track record of excellence in designing interventions to advance financial inclusion and digital development.

Before joining the Digital Impact Alliance initially as the Managing Director, Priya founded the non-profit Future State, which led research and advocacy to ensure that more people benefit from the data economy. Her extensive background also includes setting up the Digital Development team in the U.S. Agency for International Development during the Obama Administration and establishing the financial inclusion practice at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In addition to her position at the Digital Impact Alliance, Priya serves as a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institute.