Big Vision Podcast13 Joulu 2011

Empowering Low-Income Families to Create Prosperity: Interview with Ben Mangan

Ben Mangan is the President, CEO, and Co-Founder of the nonprofit, EARN. Since 2001, EARN has helped tens of thousands of low-income people enter the financial mainstream, and move toward prosperity with savings accounts for the unbanked, and matched accounts for low wage workers to invest in education, first homes, and microenterprise.

Ben has more than 15 years of experience in policy leadership, innovation and strategic management. Ben was the Midwest Practice Leader for Ernst & Young's Public Private Development Group in Chicago, and served as Director of Organizational Strategy for the international micro-payments company, beenz.com.

He is a regular blogger for the Huffington Post and SFGate, and serves as a lecturer on the faculty of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University's Kennedy School.

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Learn more about Ben and EARN:

Website: www.earn.org
Facebook: facebook.com/earnorg
Twitter: @earn

Connect with me:

Website: brittbravo.com
Speaking & workshop calendar: brittbravo.com/speaking
Blog: havefundogood.blogspot.com
Facebook: facebook.com/britt.bravo
Twitter: @Bbravo

Music: "Mango Delight," by Kenya Masala. Connect with Kenya through CD Baby and Source Consulting Group.

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