Leadership

Meet the Governing Board

The Financial Alliance for Women is managed by a Governing Board made up of representatives from our member institutions and other individuals experienced in and committed to increasing women’s economic empowerment. The Board works to ensure the Alliance is effectively serving our membership’s needs, and helps us to expand our network of like-minded institutions intent on capturing the Women’s Market, sharing best practices and opening up access to financial services for women around the world.

Ann Cairns Mastercard GBA Board

Ann Cairns

Ann Cairns Executive Vice Chair Mastercard, Chair Financial Alliance for Women, Chair 30% Club In her role as Executive Vice

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Paul Jenkins

Paul Jenkins

Board Secretary; Senior Partner, Head of Digital for McKinsey in Western Europe, Norway Paul is one of the core leaders of McKinsey’s

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Steven Puig

Board Treasurer; President, Banco BHD León, Dominican Republic Steven Puig is Executive President of Banco BHD León. Steven started his

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Ulrike Decoene GBA Board

Ulrike Decoene

Group Head of Communication, Brand and Corporate Responsibility; AXA; France Ulrike Decoene was appointed AXA Group Head of Communication, Brand

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Sharmila Hardi

Global Head of Banking, Risk Management and Insurance, IFC’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Sharmila Hardi is the Global Head of

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Carolyn McCann

Carolyn McCann Group Executive, Customer & Corporate Relations, Westpac Group As Westpac’s Group Executive, Customer & Corporate Relations, a role

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Shelly Porges

K. Shelly Porges

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, The Billion Dollar Fund for WomenTM  and Beyond the BillionTM Shelly Porges is Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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James Scriven

CEO, IDB Invest James P. Scriven is the CEO of IDB Invest, the private sector institution of the Inter-American Development

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Matt Tuck

Matt Tuck Head of Customer Propositions & Delivery, Commercial Banking, NatWest Tuck leads Customer Propositions & Delivery for NatWest’s Commercial

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