Staff
Caitlin Weaver
Caitlin Weaver joins the Financial Access Initiative as the Deputy Managing Director. Her previous work experience encompasses the private and non-profit sectors. Prior to joining the Financial Access Initiative she worked at Citigroup in the Capital Markets division. She has also worked to launch Nacel International School, a network of not-for-profit international high schools in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. She received her MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. She served as President of the Microfinance Club of New York from 2006-08, during which time the club transformed into a 501(c)3 organization. Caitlin speaks Spanish and French and has lived in Chile and France. |
Aparna Dalal
Aparna Dalal joins the Financial Access Initiative as Director of Special Projects. She has a Masters in Public Administration with a specialization in International Development from the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, New York University. At Wagner, she helped launch the NYU Microfinance Initiative a student-led forum that raises awareness about the latest developments and debates in the micofinance sector. Aparna brings a diverse set of management and technology consulting experience from the private and public sector. Prior to Wagner, she was a Senior Consultant at Deloitte, implementing workforce development solutions for government agencies. She has a BBA from the University of Texas, Austin. |
Jonathan Bauchet
Jonathan is a Ph.D. student in the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, focusing on international development policy and microfinance. Prior to that, he worked with Innovations for Poverty Action in South Africa, the Philippines, and the United States, managing randomized field experiments, implementing surveys, and conducting data analysis. He has a Master's degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University and a BA degree in Economics, Management, and Law from Université Paris II, France. |
Catherine Burns
Catherine Burns is a candidate for a Masters in Public Administration at the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University (2010). Prior to starting at Wagner, she spent a year volunteering in Senegal with Tostan, an NGO that implements basic education and community development programs in rural areas. Catherine received her BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. |
Cecelia Tanaka
Cecelia Tanaka is a Masters in Public Administration candidate at the Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service at New York University (2010). Cecelia taught English for two years in the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program, and later served as the Program Associate for the Collins Foundation in Portland, Oregon, from 2005–2008. She is seeking an MPA to further her work in the promotion of self-empowerment and economic development among populations in resource-poor countries. Cecelia also serves on the New York University Microfinance Initiative steering committee. |