Leslie Barcus

Ms. Leslie Barcus is a Principal at Verde Ventures.
In addition to her role with Verde Ventures, Ms. Barcus is a MicroFinance Specialist at the Consultative Group to Assist the Poorest (CGAP)/World Bank managing the development of a MicroFinance MBA for international graduate MBA programs.
Prior to CGAP, she served as Director of Lending for Accion New York's micro-finance operations.
In the late 1990s, she was Assistant Vice President of Citibank in Slovakia before becoming Vice President of Global Country Risk Management at Citibank, New York.
She has prior work experience in commercial lending, economic development and capacity building.
Ms. Barcus holds a master degree in international development from American University and a bachelor degree in finance from Miami University of Ohio.