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Chuck Waterfield
International Affairs Building, Room 1321
Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs
Phone: 212-854-3231
cw2361@columbia.edu
Biography:
Chuck Waterfield has over 20 years experience in microfinance, since starting microfinance institutions in Haiti and Bolivia in the 1980's and 1990's. He then served as microfinance director for MEDA and for CARE International. His current work as an independent consultant includes clients such as CGAP, the SEEP Network, ACCION, Opportunity International, and Aspen Institute. He has been on the faculty of the Boulder Microfinance Program held in Turin, Italy for ten years; the Microenterprise Development Institute at Southern New Hampshire University for eight years; and the University of Washington School of Public Policy for five years. He is most well-known for development of "Microfin", the standard planning software used worldwide in microfinance. His publications include "Business Planning for Microfinance" for CGAP; "MIS for Microenterprise" for Aspen Institute, "Handbook on Management Information Systems" for CGAP, "Credit and Savings Sourcebook" for CARE, and "Designing for Financial Viability" for GEMINI.