Rafe Mazer
Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean. Rafe's work for CGAP focuses on teh use of consumer research and behavioral insights to develop effective consumer protection and financial capability policies that reflect the experiences of base of the pyramid consumers.
Rafe’s interest in financial inclusion was piqued while pursuing a master’s degree at Duke University, where he served as managing director of the Duke Microfinance Leadership Initiative, launching a student-run microfinance investment fund that is partnering with community banks in rural Uganda and India to expand their microcredit and other financial services. Rafe's other field experience includes work with Habitat for Humanity and Opportunity International in Ghana conducting market research to develop new housing microfinance products, in fair trade coffee in Guatemala as a Fulbright Scholar, and as a union organizer in the United States. In addition to his master's degree in international development, Rafe has a bachelor's degree in international relations from Pomona College and speaks fluent Spanish and some Portuguese.
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