Cécile Lapenu

Directrice exécutive
CERISE

Overview

Cécile Lapenu leads CERISE knowledge exchange network since 2001. Cécile held the Presidency of the European Microfinance Platform in 2013 and is a member of the Board of the Social Performance Task Force. Before joining CERISE, Cécile worked as an expert in Rural Finance for the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the French agricultural research organization CIRAD. She holds a PhD in Agricultural Economics.

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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.