Aude de Montesquiou

Microfinance Analyst. Aude is a Microfinance Analyst at CGAP. With over six years of experience in microfinance, Aude is the Task Team Leader for the CGAP-Ford Foundation Graduation Program, a global effort to understand how safety nets, livelihoods, and microfinance can be sequenced to create pathways to help the poorest out of extreme poverty. In close collaboration with project partners, Aude supports the overall coordination of the program and helps shape its research agenda. She also provides technical support to pilot implementation, facilitates global knowledge sharing, and distills lessons through various publications. For the past several years, Aude has also been the relationship manager for the Microinsurance Network, a leading platform for insurers, funders, and academics to promote valuable insurance products for the poor. Before joining CGAP, Aude completed internships with PlaNet Finance and microfinance institutions in Lebanon and Togo. She holds a master’s degree Summa Cum Laude from The School of Political Science in Paris, with a major in development studies, and also holds a bachelor's degree in history from the University of La Sorbonne. Aude is fluent in English and French, speaks Portuguese and Spanish, and has rudimentary German.