Beatriz Armendariz –Professor at the University College London and Harvard University

Beatriz Armendariz is a senior lecturer in Economics at University College London and holds Ph.D. in Economics from EHESS, Paris, France. Currently, she has been appointed as summer school professor at University of the Andes (Columbia) - a co-educational private university located in city center, Bogota, Columbia. It was founded in 1948 and has 9 faculties, including Administration, Architecture and Design, Arts and Humanities, Sciences, Law, Social Sciences, Economics, and Engineering and Medicine. In addition, the University offers an international summer school program that gives students an opportunity to expand their international perspective by attending special courses in specialized areas. Dedicated to providing high quality education, the University is ranked as top tier university in Latin America. Beatriz Armendariz- Member of Board of Directors, Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation Beatriz Armendariz is associated with Grameen Credit Agricole Microfinance Foundation as Member of its Board of Directors. The mission of this foundation is to fight against the poverty by encouraging financial inclusion of most disadvantaged individuals and their access to essential goods. It promotes the development of local microfinance institutions and social businesses in developing nations. Research Fellow at Center For European Research In Microfinance (CERMi) Moreover, Beatriz Armendariz also works as Research Fellow at the Center for European Research in Microfinance. CERMi focuses on promoting academic research to support key stakeholders in microfinance industry, including NGOs, donors, cooperatives and financial institutions. It also aims at developing suitable frameworks to examine existing microfinance practices. Lecturer at Harvard University Beatriz Armendariz is also a lecturer at Harvard University- an American private Ivy League research University that was founded in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Known as the oldest institution of higher learning in the U.S., Harvard University comprises 11 separate academic units including 10 faculties and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, with campuses located throughout the Boston metropolitan area. Books and articles Beatriz Armendariz has co-written the Economics of Microfinance, 2nd Edition, along with Morduch, J. (2010), and Handbook of Microfinance, London (World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd.) along with Labie, M. Some other publications by lecturer Armendariz includes Gender Empowerment in Microfinance, joint with Philippe Aghion; Poverty and Development: a New Growth Perspective, joint with Philippe Aghion (2002); and Peer Group Formation in An Adverse Selection Model (with Christian Gollier), The Economic Journal (2000).