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Throughout her extensive career at the intersection of social impact and technology, Salah has been widely recognized for her contributions to global financial inclusion and inclusive growth across the U.S., Africa, India, and the Caribbean and holds a patent for her innovative work in digital solutions for the underserved. Salah is an Aspen Finance Leaders Fellow, a World Economic Forum Schwab Foundation Fellow and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center Resident. She is also on the Board of Root Capital, the Advisory Council of Heartland Forward, Blavity Inc.’s AfroTech Advisory Board and Common Threads’ National Board.

As a social impact strategist and technology innovator, Salah has led at prestigious institutions such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation where she managed $90 million in philanthropic capital, The Open Society Initiative where she helped established the West African Regional Office in Senegal and the US government where she won awards as a Partnership Specialist for her placed-base initiatives. Currently, Salah serves as Senior Vice President at Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

Salah holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations, and US Foreign Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a master’s degree from The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. Salah speaks French and has studied Arabic, Kiswahili and Wolof.