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.