Susan Salerno is an independent consultant specializing in the microfinance industry. She has developed private equity microfinance funds and business plans for new self-sustaining microfinance ventures. Susan has been involved in microfinance for several years in both professional and volunteer capacities. She has made several presentations about microfinance and has written a well-received article about institutional investing in microfinance for Microfinance Insights magazine. Prior to her involvement with microfinance, Susan was a Director at UBS where she structured, developed, sold and marketed alternative investment products and private equity funds for a global client base. Previously, Susan developed large-scale commercial real estate projects, underwrote commercial loans, and analyzed investment opportunities.

Susan is on the Direct Loan Committee of Project Enterprise and on the microfinance committee of High Water Women. Susan holds an MBA and a B.A in Economics.