Board Committees and Advisory Councils

Board Committees and advisory councils provide an opportunity for dedicated volunteers to share their expertise and experience. Their involvement contributes to Grameen Foundation’s efficiency and innovative approaches to empowering the poorest of the poor to escape poverty through microfinance.

Board Committees

Executive Committee
Paul Maritz, Chair
Bob Eichfeld, Vice-Chair
Alex Counts, President/CEO
Si White, Treasurer
Robert Ottenhoff, Secretary
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Member
 
Finance Committee 
Si White, Chair
Bob Eichfeld, Vice-Chair
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Member
Beverly Armstrong, Member
Joshua Tripp, Staff Liaison
 
Audit Committee 
Bob Ottenhoff, Chair
Eric Miller, Vice-Chair
Beth Wolfe, Member
Peter Cowhey, Member
Joshua Tripp, Staff Liaison
 
Development Committee 
Bob Ottenhoff, Chair
Susan McCaw, Member
Steve Rockefeller, Jr., Member
Anne Guerrant, Member
Gloria McCall Snead, Member
Hans Levin, Member
Robyn MacIntire, Staff Liaison
 
Governance Committee 
Jennifer Drogula, Chair
Beverly Armstrong, Member
Yvette Neier, Member
Craig Sarsony, Member
Julia Soyars, Staff Liaison
 
Investment Committee 
Voting Members 
Bob Eichfeld, Co-chair
Jim Greenberg, Co-chair
Susan Davis, Member
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Member
Wayne Silby, Member
 
Non Voting Members 
Doug Barry, Member
Vinod Khosla, Member
Diane Smith, Member
Matthew Speh, Staff Liaison

Asia Regional Advisory Committee 
Vikram Gandhi, Chair
Bob Eichfeld, Vice Chair
Jim Greenberg, Member
Wayne Silby, Member
Jennifer Meehan/Christopher Tan, Co-Staff Liaisons

Africa Advisory Committee 
Paul Maritz, Chair
Willene A. Johnson, Vice Chair
Jennifer Drogula, Member
Dr. Wolday Amha, Member
Godwin Ehigiamusoe, Member
Jennifer Meehan, Staff Liaison
 
Americas Regional Committee 
Rosanna Ramos-Velita, Chair
David Russell, Member
Bob Eichfeld, Member
Chuck Olson, Member
Jorge Higinio Maldonado, Member
David Mhyre, Member
Carlos Fonseca, Member
Alberto Solano, Staff Liaison
 
Microfinance Program Committee 
Susan Davis, Member
Bahram Vakil, Member
Dick Gunther, Member
David Russell, Member
Bill Fisse, Member
Olaf Kula, Member
Chris Dunford, Member
Janet Thompson, Member
Camilla Nestor, Staff Liaison

Technology Program Committee 
Paul Maritz, Chair
Peter Bladin, Member
Shel Kaphan, Member
Peter Cowhey, Member
Craig McCaw, Member
Anand Narasimhan, Member
Pradeep Singh, Member
Rob Mechaley, Member
Deepak Amin, Member
Wayne Silby, Member
David Stephens, Member
Debbie Arnold, Member
Kentaro Toyama, Member
Carlos Fonseca, Member
David Edelstein, Staff Liaison
 
Social Performance Committee 
Peter Cowhey, Chair
David Russell, Member
Ricki Tigert Helfer, Member
Jonathan Morduch, Member
Larry Reed, Member
Steve Wright, Staff Liaison