Lynn Eisenhart in

Lynn Eisenhart

Evaluator · DISC type Dsc
Deputy Director, Strategic Investment Fund at Gates Foundation
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

Lynn Eisenhart is the Deputy Director of the Gates Foundations $2. 5 billion Strategic Investment Fund. A graduate of Yale School of Management and Georgetown University, she leads investments in fintech companies that serve unbanked populations in emerging markets and solve global health problems.

Her work focuses on creating opportunities for people to live healthy and productive lives through strategic capital deployment. She is a strong advocate for financial inclusion, particularly for women, and actively supports the growth of innovative digital payment platforms in developing nations.

Interesting fact: Lynn co-authored a Stanford GSB case study on philanthropic investments in the private sector mobile money space.

Read the full overview →
Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Deputy Director, Strategic Investment Fund
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How Lynn shows up

Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince
Quality Focused

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical

Priorities

Topics Lynn cares about

Financial Inclusion
Her career is dedicated to building and scaling fintech services for unbanked populations in emerging markets like Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Impact Investing
She helps lead a $2. 5 billion fund that invests in companies addressing the world's biggest health and poverty challenges to generate social impact.
+5 more topics Login to view topics
Career

Work history

8-2019
Deputy Director, Strategic Investment Fund
Gates Foundation
5-2018 - 10-2019
Strategic advisor to Melinda French Gates, Co-Chair
Gates Foundation
4-2011 - 5-2018
Senior Program Officer, Inclusive Financial Systems
Gates Foundation
Board Observer
bKash Limited
11-2021
Board Observer
OneLoad
In the press

Media appearances

Lynn Eisenhart ’06, Gates Foundation – Career Conversations (Yale School of Management). Featured in Yale School of Management Podcast
See now
Lynn Eisenhart, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Palo Alto (YouTube). Featured in YouTube
+3 more appearances Login to view media
Education
2004 - 2006
MBA
Yale School of Management
1996 - 2000
BS
Georgetown University
Social presence
in
Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

Other Gates Foundation Employees

Explore more public profiles from related professionals.

More profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Unlock the full playbookSee exactly how to sell to Lynn. Free, 10 seconds.