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As Chief Partnerships Officer at both Elva and Mosavali, Mark is in charge of finding new and effective ways to apply these initiatives worldwide. He oversaw Elva’s steady international expansion to 12 new countries in 2014. He has several years of experience in working on development, democratization, conflict transformation, and humanitarian relief.

Before joining Elva, Mark worked on international development in Georgia and Albania for the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has volunteered for various causes and non-profit organizations worldwide, including child education and poverty reduction in Guatemala, and HIV/AIDS prevention in Colombia.

Mark is a graduate of the London School of Economics, l’Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris, and the University of Groningen.

Peter Hauser is a senior development finance expert with 20 years of professional experience in analytics, credit scoring, MSME lending, risk management, financial product development and financial institution due diligence. He is one of BFC’s key staff members, joining the company back in 2004; since then, Peter has been involved as Team Leader and Senior Consultant in more than 35 projects in 25 developing countries.

While at BFC, Peter has specialized in the development and implementation of statistical credit scoring systems for banks and MFIs, specifically from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He is also a frequent conference speaker, actively promoting the use of advanced data solutions in emerging economies and the value of effective due diligence procedures.

Peter holds an MBA from Georgetown University (USA) and is fluent in English and Russian.