Patrick Meagher has worked for several years as a senior consultant with CGAP on the regulatory dimensions of financial inclusion. His research and advisory role focuses on ways to bring digital financial services safely within reach of vulnerable groups such as rural dwellers, women, and displaced populations. He has extensive prior experience in providing legal and policy advice related to microfinance and small enterprise credit. He also has worked on public sector governance, including frameworks of accountability in regulatory bodies, national and local public administrations, and transitional governments in the wake of conflict.
Patrick has worked in nearly all regions of the world and with a diverse array of agencies and governments, beginning as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa. He has written articles that have appeared in publications on law, economics, public policy, and international development.
He holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and degrees in philosophy and international relations.