What We Do
Financial Innovations Labs® tackle funding gaps around specific economic development issues by holding a microscope to the problems and analyzing them from every angle.
Outcomes
Impact of Financial Innovations Labs
$3billion
helped design over USD 3 billion in innovative investment funds focused on bridging financing gaps in various sectors, from biotech to agriculture.
20million
helped design a pooled donor fund with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, which resulted in improved health outcomes for 20 million children.
98 %
worked with a coalition of donors to spur agricultural improvement in Africa resulting in reduced Aflatoxin contamination of Maize crops.
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See All ReportsThe team conducts comprehensive financial R&D, which includes a landscape analysis and review of gating issues, as well as ideation of possible solutions. Key stakeholders are then convened in an intensive all-day working session to share best practices and promote buy-in for new models. The team generates a summary report which facilitates idea implementation and serves as an easy-to-reference shared record. Finally, new ideas generated at the Lab are profiled at other Institute convenings, further magnifying the impact.
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Learn MoreMeet the Team
Ashley Campany
Senior Associate, Innovative Finance
Théo Cohan
Director, MI Finance
Yun Fu
Associate Director, Innovative Finance
Ivy Hsu
Senior Associate, MI Finance
Octavia James
Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Caitlin MacLean
Senior Director, Innovative Finance
Kanika Singh
Director, Innovative Finance