Von Pischke, J. D.

J.D. VON PISCHKE is president of Frontier Finance International, a Washington-based company that is affiliated with IPC and ProCredit Holding. IPC is a consulting firm that is in the forefront of starting microfinance banks that operate on a commercial basis. ProCredit Holding is the owner of nineteen microfinance banks in as many countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. Dr. Von Pischke worked in project and policy positions in the World Bank for twenty years and has produced eight books, as editor or author, and many articles on financial sector development, with special emphasis on the small end of the market. He earned his Ph.D. at Glasgow University in Scotland. (REV. 2006)