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Simone Balch

Simone Balch
Director
Investor Development

Simone joined Developing World Markets in 2005 and is the Head of Investor Development. She also served as the Relationship Manager for microfinance investments in Southeast Asia between 2007 and 2010.

Simone began her career at Goldman Sachs Equity Sales and Trading in Chicago covering institutional investors in the Midwest and later spent 4 years in Goldman's Private Wealth Management in Switzerland. During her graduate education, Simone worked with various microfinance organizations and networks including the Women's World Banking and Philadelphia Development Partnership. In addition, she co-led the China team of the Global Microentrepreneurship Awards, an effort by the United Nations to promote the Year of Microcredit 2005.

Simone has an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a BA in economics from the University of Chicago. Simone has lived and traveled in over 40 countries and speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, some French and is learning Spanish. She served as the President of Women Advancing Microfinance Atlanta 2007 - 2010, is a graduate of L.E.A.D. Atlanta Class of 2008, and a member of Atlanta Women Foundation's Destiny Fund Class of 2009. Together with her family, Simone volunteers for the Southern States Mastiff Foundation.

Simone@dwmarkets.com