The Microfinance Community is comprised of:

• Community "Facilitators" - UNDP and ILO play the role of Community Conveners
• A "Resource Team" - the Resource Person and Community Moderator, supported by a Research Associate, who manage the Community interactions, organize the production of Consolidated Replies and other knowledge products, and support Community activities, both over the electronic network and in organizing face-to-face events
• A "Resource Group" representing key organizations and agencies in working in the field of microfinance in India, whose role is to establish the Community’s priorities, provides the Community with guidance, direction and support, commission collaborative work ("Action Groups") to tackle key challenges, and to evaluate performance and impact.
• Community members

Community Facilitators

Andre Bogui, Deputy Director, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
Pieter Bult, Deputy Country Director (Programmes), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Resource Team

Research Associate: Anjum Khalidi
Anjum has worked with CARE India’s microfinance program and its policy and advocacy unit. Prior to that, she worked with NGOs working in microfinance in Rajasthan, New York city and Washington, DC. She has a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from Syracuse University, New York.

Resource Group Members

• Moumita Sensarma, Head, Sustainable Devt. & Microfinance Initiative, ABN AMRO Bank
• Mona Kachhwaha, Bellwether Fund
• Royston Braganza, CEO, Grameen Capital
• Smita Premchander, Founder, Sampark, Bangalore
• Jayashree Vyas, Managing Director, SEWA Bank
• Vipin Sharma, CEO, ACCESS Development Services
• Vikram Akula, CEO, SKS India
• Charudutta, Executive Director, Planet Finance India
• Ajit Kanitkar, Programme Officer, Ford Foundation
• Niraj Verma, South Asia Region-Finance and Private Sector Development (SASFP), World Bank
• Adrian Marti, Deputy Country Director, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), New Delhi
• Jan Meissner, GTZ - Expert Microfinance, NABARD - GTZ RFG
• Louis Tari, Senior Advisor, ING Insurance Int.
• Ajay Tankha, Independent Consultant
• Lalit Kumar, Dy. Adviser (VAC) & Special Officer to Union Minister of State (Planning), Planning Commission
• A. Vikraman, Former Chief General Manager, SIDBI
• Vijaylakshmi Das, Chief Executive, Friends of Women’s World Banking
• Sanjay Sinha, Executive Director, M-CRIL
• Annie Duflo, Research Coordinator, Centre for MicroFinance, Chennai
• Brij Mohan, Chairman, ACCESS Development Services and former Executive director, SIDBI
• Vijay Mahajan, CEO, BASIX
• Vineet Rai, Co-founder and CEO, Intellecap
• C. S. Reddy, CEO, APMAS
• Maria Kirloskar, Head-Global Network Management, Unitus
• Shivani Manaktala, Sr. Advisor - Full Economic Citizenship, Ashoka Innovators for the Public
• Manoj K. Sharma, Deputy Programme Director, Microsave India
• Siddharth Chowdri, India Advisor, ACCION
• J. S. Tomar, CEO/ Managing Director, CASHPOR Micro Credit
• Puneet Gupta, COO, IFMR Trust
• Deirdre Boyd, Country Director, UNDP, New Delhi
• K. Seeta Prabhu, Assistant Resident Representative, UNDP, New Delhi
• Steve Glovinsky, Advisor, UN Solution Exchange, New Delhi
• Prema Gera, Programme Analyst, UNDP, New Delhi
• Anand Kumar, National Project Coordinator, UN Solution Exchange, New Delhi
• Anjana Chellani, Programme Manager, ILO, New Delhi
• Marc Socquet, Senior Specialist on Social Protection in the Informal Economy, ILO, New Delhi
• Tamal Sarkar, Project Coordinator (Poverty & Clusters), MSME Foundation
• Sneh Lata Kumar, Executive Director, RMK
• M. S. Sriram, Professor, IIMA
• Ramesh Arunachalam, Consultant, Microfinance Consulting Group
• Mathew Titus, Executive Director, Sa-dhan
• Naveen Bhatia, Manager, Reserve Bank of India
• H. R. Khan, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India