Christian Pennotti

Christian Pennotti

Managing Director, Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF), at CARE

Christian is a seasoned leader with a 20-year track record working to advance economic, financial and digital inclusion. He has extensive experience defining strategy and building programs, teams and partnerships to deliver lasting change. Christian currently serves as the Managing Director for the Women in the Digital Economy Fund, a $60M initiative committed to meaningfully closing the gender digital divide. As a senior director at CARE, Christian previously led the organizations financial inclusion, economic empowerment and food security programming including the expansion of CARE’s globally-recognized Village Savings and Loans Association initiatives. Outside of CARE, Christian has held leadership or advisory positions with a range of industry associations and social enterprises