Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Short Bio

Mary Ellen Iskenderian joined Women’s World Banking in 2006. She is a passionate advocate for women’s economic empowerment through greater access to finance and is a leading voice for women’s leadership in financial services. Prior to Women’s World Banking, she worked at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank, and for Lehman Brothers. She is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations, as well as a member of the Women’s Forum of New York, and the UN’s Business and Sustainable Development Commission. She serves as a Director on the Board of the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. 2022 saw the publication of her first book, “There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women. Making Finance Work for Women” (MIT Press).