Dr Alfred Hannig

Dr. Alfred Hannig is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI), a global network of policymaking and regulatory institutions from more than 90 countries, dedicated to providing the world’s unbanked safe access to the formal financial system through smart policy initiatives. Dr. Hannig is a member of the AFI Board of Directors and heads the AFI Management Unit. Prior to his work with AFI, he served in leading management, policy advisory, training and research focused positions around the world including assignments with: Bank Indonesia, Bank of Uganda, Superintendencia de Bancos in Bolivia; Head of the Financial Systems Development Unit at German Technical Cooperation, and with the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Dr. Hannig holds a Ph.D. on financial sector reform from Freie Universität Berlin. He has authored several publications focused on financial inclusion policy, regulatory issues and microfinance.