Jamie Alderslade is Senior Director of External Relations at Grameen America, the nation's largest and fastest growing microfinance institution. Jamie focuses his work on strategy, communications, and stakeholder engagement with expertise in innovative community investment and public/private partnership solutions. Before joining Grameen America, Jamie served in various leadership roles within Citi’s Community Investment and Development division including Global Director of Impact and Insights and Head of U.S. Community Relations. Jamie has spent his entire career driving initiatives that make the business case for inclusive and equitable economic growth. Before joining Citi, Jamie was Director of External Affairs at The Social Comact, Inc., a national coalition of business leaders committed to making the business case for greater investments in low-income neighborhoods and underserved communities of color. He has held positions focused on equitable economic development in both the U.S. and the U.K. He sits on the advisory board of the Initiative on Cities at Boston University and is a proud Next City Vanguard fellow (Chattanooga 2014)! Jamie has an MSc in Society and Environmental Policy from Oxford University and a BA in Human Geography from the London School of Economics