At this event, Mr. Marcus Berkowitz, the Vice President of Technology and Innovation at Grameen America, will present the findings from Grameen America’s recently-released randomized control, which evaluated the impact of their program on poverty alleviation in the United States. Additionally, Mr. Berkowitz will discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on Grameen borrowers. There will be time for a Q&A session. We hope to see you all there!

More on Mr. Berkowitz: After graduating from Pitzer College with a B.A. in Latin American Studies and Economics, Mr. Berkowitz managed a team at a small bike shop and learned about the management of small businesses. His experience at the bike shop inspired Berkowitz to apply to be Kiva Fellow in Ecuador. With Kiva, Mr. Berkowitz focused on streamlining the flow of borrower data between Kiva and its intermediaries. As the Vice President of Technology & Innovation at Grameen America, he currently focuses on improving and maintaining the company’s technological systems to support operational scale.