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USA Project Team
Team Leadership
The project is led by the Financial Access Initiative at NYU in partnership with EA Consultants.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
Jonathan Morduch, FAI, NYU Wagner
Timothy Ogden, FAI, NYU Wagner
Barbara Magnoni, EA Consultants
FAI TEAM
Tracy Cole, Research Operations Manager, U.S. Projects
Laura Freschi, Deputy Director
Haohan He, Graduate Data Analyst
Research Implementation
EA Consultants is specialized in understanding the financial lives of low-income households. They are experts in the business models of organizations who serve them and collaborate with these organizations to secure shared value across stakeholders.
Susana Beltre
Relationship Manager, New York City
Barbara Magnoni
Executive Director,
EA Consultants
Dell Williams
Relationship Manager, Atlanta
Myriam Delmy
Senior Bookkeeper,
United States
Daniela Rancano
Research Supervisor,
EA Consultants
Naledi Yaziyo
Relationship Manager, Oakland
Mackenzie Holley
Relationship Manager, Chicago
Ellen Tisdale
Relationship Manager,
St. Louis
Stephanie Hunt
Relationship Manager, Baltimore
Jennifer Weaver
Bookkeeper,
United States
Engagement & Learning
A network of local engagement partners collaborates closely with researchers to deepen the team’s understanding of local context and ensure the research has local relevance.
LOCAL PARTNERS
Georgia Small Business Majority
Start:ME
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
Innovation Works Baltimore
Maryland Small Business Development Center
Impact Hub Baltimore
Sunshine Enterprises
Ascendus
East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation
ICA Fund
Pacific Community Ventures
Justine Petersen
Women’s Small Business Development Corporation
St. Louis Development Corporation
ADVISORY BOARD
Members of our advisory board with expertise in research, policy, financial services, and business support programs help translate findings to impact.
Maureen Conway, Aspen Institute
Joyce Klein, Aspen Institute
Louis Caditz-Peck, Responsible Business Lending Coalition
Brad McConnell, Allies for Community Business
Luz Urrutia, Accion Opportunity Fund
Nicole Van Der Tuin, Accion Opportunity Fund
Carolina Zuluaga, Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth
Gwyneth Galbraith, JPMorgan Chase
Chi Mac, JPMorgan Chase
Daniel Segal, JPMorgan Chase
Jennifer Hunt, Rutgers University
Claire Kremer, NY Federal Reserve
Brian Heard, U.S. Small Business Administration
Paul Quintero, Ascendus
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