Monica Brand Engel is an entrepreneur and investor, who has dedicated her career to broadening financial inclusion. She is co-founder and Managing Partner at Quona Capital, a venture firm focused on fintech for inclusion in emerging markets. Monica started in Silicon Valley, launching a $50 million multi-bank lending intermediary to finance small businesses. She then worked at Calvert Ventures and Anthuri Ventures, before joining Accion to lead product innovation. While at Accion, Monica worked in Mexico with Gentera (née Compartamos) Bank, which went public in 2007. With the IPO proceeds, Monica founded Accion’s Frontier Investments Group, predecessor to Quona. Monica holds an MBA and MA in Education from Stanford University and a BA in economics from Williams College. She serves on the boards of Khazna, Wasoko, Verto, and Twinco and is a founding member of the EMPEA Impact Council. She’s half Peruvian and blessed with a fantastic husband and twins.