Yasmin Olteanu Author

Yasmin Olteanu completed her PhD at the Institute for Latin American Studies of Free University Berlin, Germany, with magna cum laude. Her doctoral project focused on the empowerment of vulnerable financial consumers. As scientific coordinator of the University Meets Microfinance project at the Free University Berlin she developed seminars on Bachelor’s and Master’s level and taught them in several European universities, while also being responsible for the project’s publications and workshops. As well as her academic achievements, Yasmin has significant operational experience in Africa and Latin America, especially in Nigeria and Madagascar where she founded new microfinance banks for LFS Financial Systems, in Rwanda where she introduced solar microleasing for SOLARKIOSK, and in Peru as Microfinance Investment Officer for Triple Jump.