Ann Wessling
Interim Executive Director, Institute for Inclusive Digital Africa (IIDiA)
Ann Wessling is an international development professional with more than 25 years of experience in financial inclusion and market-systems in Africa and Latin America. She has led multi-million-dollar, multi-country programs, contributing to national financial inclusion strategies, mobilizing finance, and scaling services in underserved markets. Her work spans gender-lens investing, digital financial services, market diagnostics, and institutional strengthening.
She has focused throughout her career on translating market insights into practical solutions, including governance, product design, and investment readiness, with the goal of achieving measurable, inclusive impact.
