Griselda Santos

Gay oversees the implementation of our programs and strategy in Southeast Asia. She works to expand Water.org’s reach in the region by cultivating partnerships and initiatives that mobilize capital to provide safe water and sanitation for those in need.

Through previous roles at the World Bank Group and International Finance Corporation, Gay has more than 25 years of experience in investment and portfolio management, credit operations, and operational risks and advisory services.

Gay is a financial inclusion advocate and serves as the chair of the Financial Inclusion Committee of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines. She sits as an independent director on various fintech entities in the Philippines. She developed the new financial literacy training program of the Philippines’ conditional cash transfer program and has also authored/co-authored studies in SME Finance, Insurtech and Social Enterprises.