Omkaew “Fai” Wechayachai joined ANDE in 2017 as the East and Southeast Asia Chapter Manager. Fai holds a Masters in Comparative International Development Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto. She brings both private and public sector in education industry expertise. She most recently served as the…

Richenda joined the ANDE as Executive Director after serving as Managing Director for Empowering Clean Economies at the Rocky Mountain Institute, and previously as Chair, International Institutions at the Global LPG Partnership where she worked on climate and clean energy solutions in developing economies. She was also a member of the World Bank’s Energy Program’s…

Pasiwat  joined ANDE as a Program Associate in 2020. Prior to joining ANDE, Pasiwat worked with UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub, where he played a key role in providing programmatic support to the UNDP SDG Innovative Finance unit. Prior to his time at UNDP, Pasiwat worked with the British Council ( Thailand), where he managed and…

Mallory joined ANDE’s Research and Impact Team in December 2019 shortly after graduating with her Master’s in Development Practice degree from Emory University. She has a wide breadth of work experience in international development and impact measurement, including working in India, Kenya, and Bangladesh to design and implement monitoring and evaluation projects. Mallory worked with…

Saipriya joined ANDE after completing a Master’s in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. She is passionate about working towards an inclusive society for every individual to thrive in, leveraging cross-sector collaboration. Having worked in the development sector for over four years, Saipriya is intrigued about the possibilities that private…

Lina Rossi comes to ANDE with over nine years of experience in the small and growing business sector to lead the Andean Chapter. Among her many accomplishments, she most recently served as Founding Partner of Grupo Impacta S.A.S., a Bogota-based consulting practice for small and growing business. She has also served as an independent consultant…

Nonceba joined the ANDE South Africa Chapter in June 2019. She gained some experience in the South African banking industry, at the Banking Association of South Africa. Within the same period, she assisted in the establishment of the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services focusing on research in the SADC region. She completed an undergraduate…

Ploy joined the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) as an intern in September 2019 and currently serves as the Asia Communications Lead. In this role, she oversees communications across ANDE’s East and Southeast Asia and South Asia chapters, while also contributing to global initiatives. Her responsibilities span strategic communications planning, social media management, website…

Malacci joined ANDE in July 2020 as a Membership and Programs Manager. Prior to ANDE, she worked for the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion as a Senior Program Associate. In her role at Accion, Malacci oversaw financial consumer protection efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa which aimed to improve the ecosystem for client protection. She brings…

Catherine Kent joined ANDE in October 2018. She previously worked as a Resource Development Coordinator for the National 4-H Council, overseeing the National Mentoring Program funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention that provides mentorship to at-risk youth populations in the United States. Catherine has a strong background in government grant administration,…