South Pacific Business Development

Greg is a serial social entrepreneur and founded SPBD Microfinance Network in 2000 with its first entity in Samoa, and further expanded to Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Ron Bevacqua has 30 years of experience in banking and finance in Asia. He was the chief economist for Merrill Lynch and Commerz Securities in Japan (1993-2002), and a contributing editor for the Economist Intelligence Unit in Tokyo and Hong Kong.

Elizabeth is the founder and CEO of Dignity Capital, a collection of impact investing funds and projects. She is the Senior General Partner at Dev Equity, a fund providing for-profit, venture-style investments to social enterprises in Latin America. 

Steve is a seasoned international finance executive and nonprofit leader with over 40 years of experience, including senior roles at major financial institutions, Mercy Corps, and microfinance and reinsurance organizations across emerging markets.

Clay O’Brien is an international development and financial inclusion expert with nearly 25 years of experience across microfinance, investment banking, and development programs.

Penny has over 20 years of experience in the field of corporate secretarial and legal services and is the founder of Lexlink Pte Ltd. Lexlink offers corporate secretarial and legal services.

Edward Charles Horton is a retired CPA and former managing partner with a long career in public accounting, who now does occasional consulting, serves on multiple boards, and pursues genealogy with published research in his retirement.

Based in Auckland, Mark is a UK-born board advisor and virtual CFO who has spent decades supporting growth-focused companies across industries while actively contributing to nonprofit leadership and microfinance initiatives in the South Pacific.

Greg is a serial social entrepreneur and founded SPBD Microfinance Network in 2000 with its first entity in Samoa, and further expanded to Tonga, Fiji, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Kristen is an Advisory Board Member and believes in microfinance as a way to change the world by empowering women to take their destiny in their own hands.

Bill built a global career trading oil and energy derivatives, later combining his industry expertise with leadership roles at Dartmouth College, board service, philanthropy, and real estate investing with his wife.

Duncan brings a wealth of professional and international experience and passion for our microfinance work.

Lorraine serves as a Director on the board of SPBD Fiji. She has wealth of experience as a seasoned banker in Fiji.

Jim is an investment analyst at West Family Investments, a private family office, in Evanston, IL.

Based in Auckland, Mark is a UK-born board advisor and virtual CFO who has spent decades supporting growth-focused companies across industries while actively contributing to nonprofit leadership and microfinance initiatives in the South Pacific.