Ousa Sananikone

Senior Private Sector Development Specialist. Ousa joined CGAP in 2000. She is responsible for a broad range of activities including external reporting, member services, publications review, and the preparation of key corporate outputs. Before joining CGAP, Ousa worked in the Small and Medium Enterprise Unit of the Private Sector Department of the World Bank, where she provided research and technical support to the regions on SME and microfinance projects. Ousa holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Trinity College in Washington, D.C. She is fluent in Lao, Thai, French, and English.