Esther Nyauncho is a strategic program designer and systems thinker advancing financial inclusion, employability, and gender equity across emerging markets. As Co-Lead Consultant for GRID Impact’s Women’s Financial Inclusion Innovation Challenge, she designs frameworks that enable financial service providers and investors to leverage gender-disaggregated data for responsible innovation and harm reduction. With 15+ years leading multi-country programs across Africa, Esther has designed and managed programme portfolios for organizations including CGIAR, UNDP Malawi, WorldBank, USAID and Financial Sector Deepening Kenya. She combines rigorous evidence-based approaches with practical implementation expertise, translating complex insights into actionable toolkits, investment frameworks, and operational models that drive adoption at scale. Based in Nairobi, Kenya.