Emily Gosselin

Sr. Program Manager, BRAC USA. 🌱Alum @OneAcreFund, @DPU_UCL, @CFR_org. Passionate about #FinancialInclusion, #Ag, #FinTech, music, pizza.

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

So can we retire the term "impatient optimist" once and for all now?

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Racism and discriminatory practices in education, housing, access to business loans & other areas have cost the economy $16 TRILLION since 2000, according to @Citi. Closing racial gaps could add $5 trillion to GDP by 2025: https://t.co/h86D0mkak4

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Source: https://t.co/kHJm6ED7ap

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Truly staggering: "Today, on average, over 90% of profits of public companies are paid out in the form of dividends and share repurchases. When Friedman first weighed in on business purpose, 50% of profits were retained for workers and investment in the future of the enterprise."

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Also, lol that the "all-time high" touted in the headline is.......
2.8% of VC raised🤦🏻‍♀️

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Fun fact post-#InternationalWomensDay: All-male teams still raised >85% of all US venture capital dollars in 2019, while decision makers at VC firms were still >90% male.

Lip service to gender equality is not enough if men still control all the $. https://t.co/AR57o4DNAw

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

And we wonder why our economy is so broken. Massive pay disparities like this drive inequity and instability in America and across the globe.

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

The ratio between the pay of American CEOs and ordinary workers rose from 20:1 in 1965 to 278:1 in 2018 https://t.co/J7LyZEyE7s

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

I was never lucky enough to have a chance to meet Abed bhai, but his leadership and compassion for humanity are instilled in everything we do at @BRACworld. Please join us in honoring his legacy.

[BRAC @BRACworld]

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to inform you of the passing of BRAC’s founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. No words of consolation can take away the pain of losing him. We will honour his legacy with the same resilience, dignity and humility that he has instilled in us.

[BRAC @BRACworld]

It is with the heaviest of hearts that we have to inform you of the passing of BRAC’s founder, Sir Fazle Hasan Abed. No words of consolation can take away the pain of losing him. We will honour his legacy with the same resilience, dignity and humility that he has instilled in us.

[Alex Counts @AlexCounts]

Thanks, @ImpCapitalForum for hosting such a well-attended & well-facilitated event last night, where panelists could disagree w/out being disagreeable. @BNPParibas was a great host. Special shout out to our youngest yet most poised panelist @EmilyGosselin of @BRACworld !

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

@ImpCapitalForum @AlexCounts @BNPParibas @BRACworld Thanks @AlexCounts! Glad I was able to join.

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Today at 5:30pm!

[Impact Capital Forum @ImpCapitalForum]

Join us for a great discussion on the state of #microfinance and its contribution towards reaching #sustainabledevelopment goals. Our expert panel includes @AlexCounts, @EmilyGosselin , @timothyogden & @JoanTrant. Register at https://t.co/267oaZtToP.

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

"Theistic or civic, institutional or grass roots, online or off, we all need to foster churches." Excellent piece from @NotoriousTIB in the NYT:
https://t.co/I8W0CXKzlr

[Sandy Hook Promise @sandyhook]

After my sweet little Daniel was murdered, I spent months trying to get the Senate to pass universal background checks. Now, we have a real chance – but we need to keep the pressure on. Please, sign our petition to tell the Senate to protect children from gun violence. –Mark

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Fascinating article over @RCScience. China ending its practice of recycling the world's plastics & glass is a great reminder why in the 3 R's, REDUCE & RE-USE always came first! https://t.co/9A9ZPudEEh

[Devex @devex]

This week @facebook unveiled #Libra — a new global currency built on blockchain. Here's why nonprofits are joining: https://t.co/DT5Ry5cOLc

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Suuuper interesting overview of @facebook & partners' new cryptocurrency, Libra, over @TechCrunch: https://t.co/2iIuatqyy7. Admittedly, I was skeptical, but reading this I can't help but think this might be the stablecoin that makes crypto go mainstream.

[Alicia Noel (凤兰）🌱🍚🍅🛰 @aventureralicia]

Emerging markets are really leading the way. The most change is happening in countries where we’re going to be seeing the most #GDP growth. - @jalak on the #FinancialInclusion panel at #BSIC19

[Blockchain Trust Accelerator @BlockchainTA]

"There's a reason why banks were created, but we lost that along the way. 2008 was a seminal point, not just due to the bank failures, but also the creation of bitcoin. We need to be able to control our own assets." @jalak #BSIC19 #FinancialInclusion

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

.@Mashinsky asks, who still uses phone companies to make international calls? We all switched to VoIP and they lost all their value. We need to be able to shake up financial services the same way! #BSIC19

[Emily Gosselin @EmilyGosselin]

Really interesting discussion on financial inclusion at #BSIC19. The banking industry needs more disruption!

[Alicia Noel (凤兰）🌱🍚🍅🛰 @aventureralicia]

“Half of all the credit in the world is issued here in the US to less than 5% of the population.” - @Mashinsky at #BSIC19