Christian Pennotti is a Senior Director for Market-Based Approaches at CARE. An experienced manager with a record of innovation, Christian’s career has focused on advancing economic development and financial inclusion with a particular focus on gender equity. In his current role, Christian leads the global scale-up of CARE’s proven savings group model, aiming to reach 60 million members by 2030; is helping expand CARE’s support for female-run businesses in Asia, Africa and Latin America; and is guiding the growth of CARE’s use of cash and voucher assistance. Christian has served on the Board of Directors of the SEEP Network and Farm Shop Ltd, Kenya. And he launched Chomoka, an emerging social enterprise supporting savings groups across Sub-Saharan Africa. He lives in Pennsylvania, USA with his wife and two sons.