David brings together partners and teams to amplify the reach and impact of Cenfri’s work. He has supported projects across sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America, working with Cenfri’s research teams to produce and share knowledge generated through Cenfri’s Making Access Possible (MAP) diagnostic programme, the insight2impact data facility and microinsurance and retail payments thematic work. He has also coordinated and developed open-enrolment and in-housing training on microinsurance and national payment systems in Kenya, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
He was part of the core team responsible for generating the Making Access Possible (MAP) global insight series, which drew on research conducted in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Myanmar, Swaziland and Thailand and which explored the behaviour of government, providers and consumers in the market for financial services. He has also generated research focused on the potential of mobile phones and technology more broadly to unlock valuable and viable financial services in developing countries.
Before joining Cenfri in 2012, David worked as a fellow at the ILO Microinsurance Innovation Facility in Geneva, Switzerland, supporting the activities of the knowledge team. Prior to that, he worked as an assistant project manager at the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) in Bangkok, Thailand.