Alan is Director of Advisory Services at Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He leads a global team focused on ensuring EFL client success. With institutions like BTPN in Indonesia, JFS in India, and Equity Bank in Kenya, he partners with chief executives and other senior leaders of the top FIs providing access to capital for underserved entrepreneurs and consumers. He has worked with top SME lenders in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. After starting his lending career at ShoreBank in Chicago, he joined ShoreBank International where he founded the company’s credit scoring practice and led micro and SME finance programs across the globe. Alan earned a BA in Philosophy from the University of Texas and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from Harvard University.