About
John Fischer is Chief Investment Officer at Accion. He has more than 20 years of experience investing in equity positions within financial inclusion businesses, including both financial institutions and fintech companies at various stages from early-stage through scaling phases.
Experience
- AccionChief Investment Officercurrent2012 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- AccionVice President2000 — 2012Boston
- BancoSol S.A.Alternate Directorcurrent2013 — presentLa Paz, Bolivia
- Early Dawn Microfinance Company Ltd.Directorcurrent2019 — present
- Accion Microfinance Bank LimitedDirector2012 — 2022Lagos, Nigeria
- Northern Arc CapitalDirector2018 — 2020Chennai, India
Education
- Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityMBA1998 — 2000
- Boston UniversityMA, International Relations1998 — 2000
- Haverford CollegeBachelor of Arts - BA, Classics and Classical Languages1984 — 1988
Skills & more
Strategic PlanningStrategyFinancial AnalysisBankingEmerging MarketsPrivate EquityFinTechBusiness StrategyCapital MarketsCorporate FinanceCredit RiskFinancial Modeling
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InvestmentsPortfolio ManagementRisk ManagementCreditDue DiligenceMicrofinanceValuationVenture CapitalFrom John's professional profile.
Colleagues at Accion
Amee Parbhoo
Managing Partner at Accion
Chris Coxon
Chief Communications Officer at Accion
Erika Eurkus
Vice President, Resource Development at Accion
Esteban Altschul
President, Accion Impact Management at Accion
Ishan Mishra
Principal at Accion
Karthik Venkataraman
Chief Operating Officer at Accion
Liza Curcio-Rudy
Senior Associate at Accion
Maria Hermida
Chief Legal, Compliance and Risk Officer at Accion
Frequently asked questions
- Where does John Fischer work?
- John Fischer is Chief Investment Officer at Accion.
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