Susan Salerno is an independent consultant specializing in the microfinance industry. She has developed private equity microfinance funds and business plans for new self-sustaining microfinance ventures. Susan has been involved in microfinance for several years in both professional and volunteer capacities. She has made several presentations about microfinance and has written a well-received article about institutional investing in microfinance for Microfinance Insights magazine. Prior to her involvement with microfinance, Susan was a Director at UBS where she structured, developed, sold and marketed alternative investment products and private equity funds for a global client base. Previously, Susan developed large-scale commercial real estate projects, underwrote commercial loans, and analyzed investment opportunities.

Susan is on the Direct Loan Committee of Project Enterprise, on the Steering Committee of WAM-NY and on the microfinance committee of High Water Women.  Susan holds an MBA and a B.A. in Economics.