Peter Greer

Bio

Peter Greer is president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christian economic-development organization advancing financial inclusion and entrepreneurship across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He began his career in microfinance in Cambodia, Zimbabwe, and Rwanda, where he managed Urwego Bank. Holding a degree from Messiah University and an MPP from Harvard’s Kennedy School, he has led HOPE since 2004, growing it from two countries to roughly sixteen. He is the bestselling co-author of more than fifteen books, including 'Mission Drift,' 'The Poor Will Be Glad,' and 'Rooting for Rivals,' exploring organizational integrity, leadership, and poverty alleviation.

The big questions

The kind of questions this session opens up.

1. We send charity to the poor but reserve capital -- and the dignity that comes with it -- for the rich. Who decided who gets which?
2. Is poverty a lack of money, or a lack of someone willing to believe in your capacity to create?
3. What would finance look like if it were designed to make itself unnecessary?
4. Can money ever truly serve people, or does it always, eventually, ask to be served?