The Fletcher School

A Graduate School of International Affairs

Kim Wilson

Kim Wilson

kimberley.wilson@tufts.edu

Phone: (617) 627-2469

Fax: (617) 627-3712

Address:
The Fletcher School
Tufts University
160 Packard Ave
Medford, MA 02155

Lecturer, International Business

Education

BA, Wellesley College
MBA, Simmons College

Professional Activities

Sr. Advisor, Microfinance, Catholic Relief Services (1998-2005); Board member, SEEP (1999-2001), Deputy Director (1996-1998) for Working Capital (now merged with Accion); Consultant to UNDP; UNWFP; US Agency for International Development; Accion International; Canadian International Development Agency; Harvard University Graduate School of Design; Save the Children US and ADRA International. Has taught at Boston University School of Management and Southern New Hampshire University.

Courses

Fall 2009

Research Interests

Rural microfinance, disaster mitigation (and microfinance), customary finance.

Selected Publications

  • "The Moneylender's Dilemma" in "What's Wrong with Microfinance?", ITDG (2007)
  • The Resilent Family Farm: Supporting Agricultural Development and Rural Economic Growth (co-author) (2004);
  • "The New Microfinance," The Journal of Microfinance (2002);
  • "Microfinance Myopia", The Journal of Microfinance (2001);
  • "Exodus: Why Clients Leave," Microfinance Bulletin (2001);
  • "Principled Practices of Microfinance." microfinacegateway.org (2001);
  • "The Board Rules," PACT Publications (2001).