Leading Convergence’s Blended Finance Accelerator, Leah brings extensive structured finance and international development experience across public and private sectors. Prior, Leah served in the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Advisor on blended finance, for the White House led Women’s Global Development and Prosperity initiative, mobilizing $100M+ of private capital to advance women’s entrepreneurship and workforce development. Executive roles previously included Vice President of M&A for a healthcare consolidator and Co-founder & Director of Malaria No More’s innovative finance platform (NetGuarantee) structuring guarantees mobilizing investment in healthcare in Africa. From 2003 to 2008, Leah held senior positions with AIG’s Global Product Development structuring new commercial insurance solutions for developing markets including AIG's first micro-insurance portfolio. Leah’s career started in management consulting at Accenture and later Dalberg. She earned a BA in International Economics from University of St. Thomas and dual-MBA from Columbia University and London Business School. Houston Business Journal recognized Leah as a “40 Under 40” award recipient and African Leadership Network (ALN) as an African Business Fellowship (ABF) winner. Leah served on the Council on Foreign Relations and serves as a Board Member of Healing Hands of Joy (African maternal health).