Yvonne Mwende

Yvonne serves as Manager, Programmes & Operations on the GDI Africa team. Before joining GDI, she worked with the USAID-funded project, Financial Inclusion for Rural Microfinance, as a project coordinator, supporting the technical and operations teams. There, her main roles were partnership identification and relationship building, planning and coordinating project activities, event organization, and administration support. Yvonne holds a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from East Carolina University and an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems (MIS). She is passionate about supporting small businesses and enjoys traveling and exploring different countries.