Suzanne Akulu Okao is a Financial Inclusion Practitioner with over 13 years’ experience both as practitioner in retail banking and as a consultant.   Suzanne’s expertise is in microfinance, deposit mobilization, partnership development, project management, market research, product development, agent network development and digital financial services. Her expertise also includes the development of inclusive financial solutions for persons with disabilities.

Suzanne has worked in Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia providing technical support to partners in developing M&E frameworks and tools for managing and evaluating projects.

Suzanne holds an MBA in Project Planning and Management and a Post Graduate degree in Monitoring and Evaluation both from the Uganda Management Institute. She is also a holder of a bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree from Makerere University Kampala and is a Certified Trainer in Financial Literacy by Bank of Uganda.

Suzanne is proficient in English, Swahili and Luganda and lives in Kampala, Uganda