Mark Narron is an Assistant Vice President at Deutsche Bank's Community Development Finance Group, supporting the Bank's management of funds for microfinance. Prior to joining the Bank, he was Program Officer at the Soros Economic Development Fund, a private foundation established by George Soros to invest in microfinance and social enterprises. He also served as a Grants Officer at the Open Society Institute, where he sub-granted and monitored USAID and other federal funds in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. He received his MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics and his B.A. from McGill University.