Since I took the new job at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, I get many questions from family, friends, ex-colleagues about it – what is it about, what are my responsibilities, how does it fit with other Foundation initiatives, etc.
I’ll get to write about it on this blog shortly – I’m still surfing the information and network waves and it takes a lot of my time. Meanwhile, an interesting thing happened – I was invited to a radio show where I shared verbally many of these answers. So, if you have an hour to spare, you can listen to it here! (suggestion: listen to it while working out)
The show – Breaking Banks on VoiceAmerica – is run by Brett King. Brett asked me to join him and Jennifer Tescher, CEO of the the Center for Financial Services Innovation, to talk about financial inclusion. Jennifer covered the subject from the perspective of “developed” countries, while I covered the situation in my focus countries (Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Indonesia). It was very enjoyable and informative for me.
Listening at the show again, I realized I describe the “Why”, the “What” and the “Where” of my job. So there it is for you!
(Hint to Brett – next time we can talk about the “How” and the “When” 🙂 )
Brett is an innovator, author (best-selling book “Bank 2.0” and the just published follow-up “Bank 3.0”), banker (but not your traditional kind, he’s the founder of MovenBank) and speaker whom I met while working at SWIFT. He was often a partner in Innotribe events and projects. He’s like a missile, disrupting the traditional and established banking. He’s very knowledgeable and connected. He writes superbly. He doesn’t hesitate to share and advise (he was one of two people who convinced me to write my book, and helped me find an editor). And he’s fun! I hold Brett in great esteem.
On to preparing some great projects for 2014. More on that soon.
Kosta Peric 