11: From Consulting to Nonprofit Microfinance

In this week's episode of Beyond Consulting, we welcome Rajitha Swaminathan, former Deloitte consultant, and current Vice President of Program Strategy & Member Services at Grameen America.

 

Rajitha joins us to discuss her current role at Grameen America, where they provide small loans (microfinance) to low-income women entrepreneurs to make big impacts in communities across the US. They are currently investing $2.12 Billion in more than 142,500 low-income females! Rajitha explains how they manage this massive network, and how they maximize each and every participant's success. Before Grameen America, Rajitha was a senior consultant at Deloitte focused on financial services / strategy and operations. Prior to that, she spent time working in the Indian telecom business, and has degrees from multiple institutions including Columbia.

 

Each week we speak with leaders in venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and consulting to explore the various career options after leaving management consulting firms like McKinsey, Bain, BCG.

 

Grameen America: www.grameenamerica.org

 

ECA: www.eca-partners.com

 

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