Nataša Goronja
InvestorManaging Director, CFI at Accion
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About
Nataša Goronja is Managing Director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion. She brings 30 years of operational experience across the World Bank, international NGOs, and advisory services firms, with expertise in financial inclusion policy analysis. She serves as teaching faculty at a leading international financial inclusion institute.
Experience
- AccionManaging Director, Center for Financial Inclusioncurrent2024 — presentWashington DC
- Miller Center for Social EntrepreneurshipSr. Director, Programs2022 — 2024Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
- IFC - International Finance Corporation DigilabStrategic Lead, Accelerator Curriculum Development and Delivery2018 — 2023
- Global Development Advisors LLCFounder and CEO2018 — 2022Washington, DC
- The Boulder InstituteVice President of Programs2015 — 2018Washington, DC
- IFC - International Finance CorporationOperations Officer2011 — 2015Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- MICRA Philippines Foundation, Inc.CEO, MICRA Indonesia and Regional Technical Advisor2009 — 2010Jakarta, Indonesia and Manila, Philippines
- Various CompaniesPrevious Work History1997 — 2009
Skills & more
Strategy44Analysis12Capacity Building66Latin America8Data Science7Technical Service Delivery6Data Analysis4Social Impact1International Development99Microfinance99Economics95Management Consulting32
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BankingRisk ManagementFinancePolicy AnalysisFinancial AnalysisResearchEconomic DevelopmentNGOsLoansCreditPortfolio ManagementSocial EntrepreneurshipLanguages Bahasa Indonesia · Bosnian/Serbian/Croatian · English · French · Italian · Russian
- Human Subjects Research – Social-Behavioral-Educational (SBE) Foundations — CITI Program
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) — Scrum Alliance
- Scrum Master Certified (SMC) — Scrum Alliance
- edX Verified Certificate for Becoming a Successful Leader (Inclusive Leadership Training) — edX
- Mobile Money Operations — Digital Frontiers Institute
- Digitizing Agrictulture — Digital Frontiers Institute
- Graduate Certificate in Project Monitoring and Evaluation, fall 2021 — American University
- IDEO Human Centered Design — IDEO
- Digital Money Certificate — Digital Frontiers Institute
From Nataša's professional profile.
Colleagues at Accion
Abhishek Agrawal
General Partner at Accion
Alvaro Rodriguez
Co-founder and Managing Partner at IGNIA
Amee Parbhoo
Managing Partner at Accion
Cedric Char
Vice President at Fifth Wall
Chris Coxon
Chief Communications Officer at Accion
Erika Eurkus
Vice President, Resource Development at Accion
Esteban Altschul
President, Accion Impact Management at Accion
John Fischer
Chief Investment Officer at Accion
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nataša Goronja?
- Nataša Goronja is Managing Director of the Center for Financial Inclusion at Accion. She brings 30 years of operational experience across the World Bank, international NGOs, and advisory services firms, with expertise in financial inclusion policy analysis. She serves as teaching faculty at a leading international financial inclusion institute.
- Where does Nataša Goronja work?
- Nataša Goronja is Managing Director, CFI at Accion.
- Where did Nataša Goronja go to school?
- Nataša Goronja studied at William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations with a Minor in Development Economics); University of Sarajevo (Master of Science - MS, European Integration Studies); Gimnazija "29. novembar" Zenica (Computer Programming and Mathematics).
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Also attended American University182
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Also attended UC Irvine262
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Shared employers
Also worked at Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship4
Also worked at IFC - International Finance Corporation157
Hark AhluwaliaAssociate at RevolutionSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniKavita GuptaSpecial Advisor at Buckhill CapitalKanika MayarPartner, Investment & ESG Officer at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Gary KhoengPartner, Investment at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Joaquim LimaInvestor at Riverwood Capital
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