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).

Nataša Goronja

Investor

Managing Director, CFI at Accion

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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 Entrepreneurship

Languages 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

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

John Fischer

Chief Investment Officer at Accion

Karthik Venkataraman

Chief Operating Officer at Accion

Liza Curcio-Rudy

Senior Associate 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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