Jeremiah Abong’ O Okwaro
Senior ManagerJeremiah is a Senior Manager in MSC’s Inclusive Financial Ecosystems and Digital Agri capabilities in Anglophone Africa. He has 15 years of experience gained through projects with development finance institutions, non-governmental organizations, digital financial service providers and FinTechs across 15+ countries in Africa. His areas of expertise include project design and management, M&E, financial products development, digital transformation projects, digital agriculture, user experience design, go-to-market strategy for new products, agent network deployment strategy, training and knowledge sharing and regulatory ot policy advisory. He is passionate about financial inclusion of rural populations with a focus on developing use cases for women and youth.
Before joining MSC, Jerry was a Program Manager for Digital Transformation at CIDR Pamiga where he undertook various projects, from digital transformation of six microfinance institutions, development of financial products for women in the cashew value chain, to leading partnerships and developing use cases for an agri-value chain marketplace platform. He has also worked Wave Mobile Money, Société General Banque (YUP), Globacom NG, IFC, and MTN Group.He holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Project Management from the Graduate School of Management in Abidjan-Cote d’Ivoire and a post-graduate diploma in management from Institute of Commercial Management (UK). Jerry is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®)