Marc De Sousa-Shields

Partner, Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting

Marc De Sousa-Shields is a Partner with Enterprising Solutions Global Consulting, an international development consulting firm specializing in enterprising solutions for social, environmental and economically sustainable development.

Marc's work in sustainable development has focused on social and environmental investment, microfinance and small and medium sized business development in developing countries. In addition to technical consultancies, Marc has also led a number of innovative research projects, including several focusing on MFI finance, social investment in emerging markets, microfinance and housing, and commercial bank downscaling to microfinance. He has recently edited a special edition of the MicroBanking Bulletin on financing MFIs and directing a three year project on the same for USAID.

Marc was a co-founder and the Executive Director of the Social Investment Organization in Canada, treasurer of an innovative community credit union, Director of Social Investment at a national bank in Canada, and co-founder of the Morelos Forum, an international think tank on global social investment issues.