Timothy Ogden

Timothy Ogden is Managing Director of the Financial Access Initiative, a research initiative exploring how financial services can better meet the needs and improve the lives of poor households. His previous work experience encompasses the private and nonprofit sectors. Prior to joining FAI he was the Chief Knowledge Officer at Geneva Global, Inc., an international philanthropy advisory company, and founding editor of Gartner Press. He founded and currently leads Sona Partners, a thought leadership communications firm, where he has helped develop more than 20 books for major publishers. Tim is co-author of Toyota Under Fire, and author of Experimental Conversations, a collection of interviews with economists conducting field experiments on poverty alleviation interventions. He also serves as chairman of GiveWell and is a senior fellow of the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program and Financial Security Program.