Jon Sallé

Program Manager
CERISE

Overview

A specialist in social business, Jon Sallé helps develop and disseminate appropriate tools, support social business audits and make strategic recommendations. Before joining CERISE, Jon worked in “bottom-of-the-pyramid” social ventures focused on energy access in India and the Comoros Islands. He has also worked as a microfinance investment officer. Jon is of French and Icelandic extraction and holds diplomas from Ecole Centrale de Lyon and HEC Paris. CERISE and its various partners (AFD, AIDR, CIDR, Entrepreneurs du Monde, Grameen Crédit Agricole Foundation, GRET, I&P, IRAM, PROPARCO) have developed a “Social Business” analysis grid. What purpose does it serve? An interview with Jon Sallé, Program Manager at CERISE  on the Ideas for Development blog: Social business "Build a strong sector by integrating social performance as of now"

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CERISE

CERISE is a non-profit service provider based in Paris with 15 years of expertise working in microfinance, social business and rural finance. It offers training and support to both large and small institutions wishing to carry out social audits, analyse social data or devise their own social strategy. In addition, CERISE draws on the experience of its members and partners to co-develop user-friendly tools and resources that are available free of charge.