Financial Services Volunteer Corps
Edward Sia is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the financial services sector and program management. Currently serving as Managing Director at the Financial Services Volunteer Corps since 2012, Edward has held various leadership roles, including Director and Regional Director for East Africa, overseeing business development and technical assistance in multiple countries. In addition, Edward acts as a Senior Advisor and Board Member for Spare Change Inc., focusing on micro-donations to support humanitarian efforts. Edward's previous experience includes managing a major Department of Homeland Security contractor as a Project Manager at Alutiiq and providing consultancy services to start-up firms. Edward has also been a Country Director for the Financial Services Volunteer Corps in India, contributing to the development of banking and financial systems in emerging markets. Edward's academic credentials include a degree from Columbia University.
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Financial Services Volunteer Corps
FSVC is a not-for-profit, public-private partnership whose mission is to help build the sound financial systems needed to support robust market economies in transitioning and developing countries. Sound financial infrastructure is essential to support private entrepreneurship, promote job creation, mobilize domestic savings, attract foreign investment, and create conditions that promote lasting economic opportunity. FSVC’s core work concentrates on strengthening commercial banking systems, developing central bank capabilities, and building capital markets and other non-bank financial institutions. Major additional areas of work include improving access to financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises, financial inclusion, and strengthening financial sector capacity to combat money laundering and corruption. Another critical area of current work involves increasing financial transparency and to promote sound governance. FSVC structures practical, results-oriented technical assistance and training missions staffed by senior financial sector practitioners who serve as unpaid volunteers. Over the past 31 years, more than 9,500 experts from the international financial, legal, and regulatory communities have taken part in 3,400 FSVC missions, reaching millions of people in over 70 developing and transitioning countries. FSVC’s work in recent years has been focused in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.