Kathleen Yaworsky

Director, Data Strategy and Insights

As part of Accion Global Advisory Solutions, Kathleen Yaworsky is the Director, Data Strategy & Insights. She provides strategic and operational support to clients and is responsible for managing the implementation of projects on the strategic use of data, digital product design, and customer strategy. Kathleen also supports the advisory team’s industry engagement activities, leading research and publication of reports that drive digital transformation in financial inclusion.

Prior to joining Accion, Kathleen consulted with Mastercard’s government services and solutions team, evaluating merchant and consumer pain points resulting from the digitization of cash transfers in the Mexican government’s Oportunidades program. She also worked on strategy and operations for the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Kathleen brings a decade of progressive international development project management experience including strategy, design, and implementation of community-based development programs in Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, on issues ranging from digital financial services to water and sanitation, to health and gender.

Kathleen holds an M.A. in international business and development economics from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a B.A. in international relations and romance languages from Bowdoin College and certificates in digital money from the Digital Frontiers Institute and in data science from MIT.

Latest by Kathleen Yaworsky

Article • Dec 08, 2021
How Daniela grew her small business during the pandemic
Article • Dec 07, 2021
Devise a clear data strategy to unlock financial inclusion
Article • Nov 01, 2021
As agribusinesses grow, so does food security
Article • May 12, 2021
COVID-19 is showing small businesses the benefits of digital financial services
Report • Apr 27, 2021
The digital transformation guide: Six strategies to scale financial inclusion
Article • Aug 11, 2020
How we built a network for microentrepreneurs in Chile
Article • Jun 11, 2020
You can’t go digital without the right data strategy
Article • Sep 16, 2019
Helping families in Zambia cope with a health crisis
Toolkits and Guides
How digitized supply chain finance can help small merchants grow
Article • Jul 26, 2018
The biggest mistakes lenders make when going digital
Article • Apr 05, 2018
Now what? The path forward for financial services in a digital world
Report • Apr 05, 2018
Demystifying Digital Lending
Article • Oct 19, 2017
Why my passion for international development led me to work in digital finance
Article • Jun 28, 2017
How blockchain and financial services can reach the underserved
Article • Apr 25, 2017
Implementing big data: 10 tips from financial service providers
Article • Apr 18, 2017
Unlocking the promise of big data to promote financial inclusion
Report • Apr 18, 2017
Unlocking the Promise of Big Data to Promote Financial Inclusion
Report • Apr 18, 2017
Unlocking the Promise of Big Data to Promote Financial Inclusion - Chinese
Article • Jan 05, 2017
Fintech in Myanmar: Leapfrogging to mobile money?
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