OZLEM PONARIN

Ozlem is a social impact and community development finance professional with 20 years of experience in banking, commercial lending, credit risk management, and research and advocacy. Prior to joining CSBDF she has served as the Director of Commercial Risk Management at Self-Help where she has worked for many years after getting her MBA degree from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.

As a Turkish immigrant she is sensitive to different cultures, and backgrounds, and cares deeply about diversity and inclusion.