Dave Levin is an expert in technology for development and social entrepreneurship, with 14 years of experience developing social impact initiatives in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. He has worked with startup social enterprises, a major impact investment fund, multilateral development organizations and leading private sector organizations. He is the Founder & Executive Director of Refugee Open Ware, a global consortium focused on technology-driven humanitarian innovation in MENA. Previously, he specialized in mobile banking and financial inclusion as a social enterpreneur in the Philippines with LeapFrog Investments and as a Fulbright Scholar in India. Dave was an Engagement Manager in the Financial Inclusion Practice of McKinsey, where he spent 4 years. He also served as strategist and speechwriter in the office of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on matters related to the intersection of business and human rights. Dave holds an MBA from the Wharton School, a Master’s in the philosophy of human rights and global justice from Cambridge University, and a BS/BA in Economics and International Studies (summa cum laude) from the Huntsman Program for International Studies & Business at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
