Jesila Ledesma is currently working as Advocate for Micro Enterprise and Micro Finance Development. Jesila has more than 25 years of development experience with the last 15 years focused on micro enterprise and micro finance development work in the Philippines,Vietnam, Cambodia and India. She heads MEDIA, Inc., a non-governmental organisation based in Manila, dedicated to the research and dissemination of practical knowledge and business tools to increase and strengthen the capacities of Filipino micro entrepreneurs.

She has worked for a number of years with MicroSave, an international consulting firm that provides practical and market-led solutions assisting its clients achieve their business objectives.