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Michael Schlein
President & Chief Executive Officer
Accion
Michael Schlein brings nearly 30 years of extensive international banking, management, and public service experience to his role as President and CEO of Accion. He is responsible for creating and implementing Accion’s strategy, managing its global team, and maintaining a high-performing organization.
Michael’s strategic leadership has built Accion into a leading early-stage investor in fintech for inclusion and an expert in the digital transformation of financial service providers. During his tenure, he has cultivated partnerships that strengthen Accion’s work to develop and scale cheaper, more accessible, and customer-friendly financial solutions for underserved people globally.
Michael joined Accion in 2007 as a member of its Board of Directors and in 2009, became Accion’s President and CEO. Prior to his employment at Accion, Michael served as President of Citigroup’s International Franchise Management, where he managed the bank’s network of 100 Chief Country Officers. Before that, he ran communications, philanthropy, government relations, branding, and human resources for Citigroup. He served as Chief of Staff at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in the Clinton Administration and in New York’s City Hall in the Dinkins and Koch Administrations. He began his career in investment banking.
From 2014 until Jan. 2021, Michael served as the Chairman of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, which encourages economic growth throughout New York City’s five boroughs and facilitates investments that build capacity, generate prosperity, and catalyze the economic vibrancy of city life as a whole. Michael has graduate and undergraduate degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
Speaking At
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4:50–5:20pmTue 17 NovSummit StageSummit Stage, Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 5Invite-Only
Others
India Through the Investor’s Lens: Opportunity, Risk and Returns
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Kabir NarangFounding PartnerCompounding Capital
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Michael SchleinPresident & Chief Executive OfficerAccion
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James BoeyChief Executive Officer, China, India, ASEAN, Central Asia & Europe; Co-Chief Executive Officer, GFTN Connections Global Finance & Technology Network (GFTN)Moderator
About this session
Sovereign, institutional, private equity and impact investors from Singapore and around the world, both those already active in India and those assessing entry, share their experience of returns, exits, partnerships and challenges, and where their next commitments will go. The discussion will examine how investors weigh opportunity against risk across public and private markets, what shapes their allocation decisions, and what would encourage larger long term commitments.
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