CFI Welcomes New Advisory Council Members Nisha Singh and Kim Wilson

The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) is honored to welcome Kim Wilson and Nisha Singh to its Advisory Council. Together, they bring decades of leadership in inclusive finance with deep expertise in women’s economic empowerment, financial resilience, and systems-level change. Their insights will be instrumental in helping guide CFI’s work as we continue to advance inclusive financial systems through rigorous research and advocacy.

Nisha brings over 20 years of expertise developing gender-smart investment strategies, implementing women-centered design in financial products and processes, and leading research across Nigeria, India, Kenya, Indonesia, Peru, and South Africa. She is an independent consultant with CGAP, having previously held roles as Senior Program Director at The SEEP Network and Technical Lead for FinEquity, managing multi stakeholder global learning initiatives.

Kim is a Senior Lecturer in Human Security and International Business at Tufts University’s Fletcher School. Her work examines financial resilience and the economic experiences of displaced populations. Kim also founded the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion, an executive education program equipping central bankers and policymakers with tools to promote inclusive finance. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Fletcher’s Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security.

“We are thrilled to have Kim and Nisha join our Advisory Council,” said Nataša Goronja, Managing Director of CFI. “Each brings extensive expertise in financial inclusion with a focus on areas ranging from migration to gender lens investing, and climate resilience. Beyond their technical expertise, Nisha and Kim also understand what it takes to translate research into action, to drive influence and change that will ultimately serve communities. I am certain they will enrich our Advisory Council and offer new perspectives to drive our impact at the Center for Financial Inclusion.”

CFI’s Advisory Council provides strategic guidance to ensure the organization’s work remains timely, relevant, and responsive to emerging challenges and opportunities in financial inclusion.

Kim Wilson

Senior Lecturer, Human Security and International Business at The Fletcher School, Tufts University

Kim Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in Human Security and International Business at Tufts University’s Fletcher School, teaching courses on financial and economic inclusion. A seasoned practitioner in global development, she focuses on advancing financial health for marginalized communities. Before joining Fletcher, she spearheaded Catholic Relief Services’ global financial inclusion initiatives, designing programs to expand access to financial services in underserved regions.

Her scholarly work examines financial resilience and the economic experiences of displaced populations, with recent research highlighting refugee financial journeys through The Journeys Project. She is the founder of the Fletcher Leadership Program for Financial Inclusion, an executive education program equipping central bankers and policymakers with tools to promote inclusive finance. She is also a Senior Research Fellows at Fletcher’s Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security.

An advisor to many institutions, Kim has consulted for the United Nations, World Bank (CGAP), and numerous international NGOs and governments. She holds leadership roles as a board member of Fletcher’s Hitachi Center for Technology and International Affairs and an advisor to the Council for Financial Inclusion, following prior governance work with the SEEP Network. Kim is the co-author of Backyard Bankers: Immigrants, Money Clubs, and the Pursuit of the American Dream (Practical Action Press, 2025) and the forthcoming The Financial Journeys of Migrants and Refugees (Princeton University Press, 2025), which explores how displaced populations navigate economic systems during displacement.

Nisha Singh

Independent Consultant

Nisha Singh brings over 20 years of expertise in financial inclusion, women’s economic empowerment, and climate finance to the Center for Financial Inclusion Advisory Council. As a consultant with CGAP, her work has focused on understanding and addressing gender norms in women’s financial inclusion for a range of stakeholders, positioning organizations as thought leaders and co-authoring influential guidance for donors and market facilitators globally.

Singh’s extensive experience spans developing gender-smart investment strategies, implementing women-centered design in financial products and processes, and leading research across multiple continents including Nigeria, India, Kenya, Indonesia, Peru, and South Africa. Her work focuses on the intersection of financial inclusion, renewable energy access, and gender lens investing.

Through her roles as Senior Program Director at The SEEP Network and Technical Lead for FinEquity, Singh has extensive experience and expertise in managing multi stakeholder global learning initiatives. She holds an MS in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Hyderabad. Her publications include the Women Entrepreneur Financing and Investment Toolkit and numerous research reports that have shaped industry practices.