Leadership

Sabrina Quaraishi

President and CEO, Grameen Foundation USA

Sabrina Quaraishi is the President and CEO of Grameen Foundation USA.

Sabrina lived the Grameen Foundation story firsthand, beginning as a student in Bangladesh in 2000, where she witnessed something extraordinary: women, once excluded from opportunity, building businesses that earned more in a month than the country’s per capita income. That experience ignited a lifelong commitment to advancing financial inclusion, social entrepreneurship, and enabling women to grow their agency—and ultimately, resilience from poverty.

Since joining Grameen Foundation in 2007, Sabrina developed and grew Grameen's Bankers without Borders program and cultivated a volunteer corps of more than 24,000 business professionals from 174 countries dedicated to eradicating world poverty and hunger through the pro bono movement. Sabrina was instrumental in forging collaborations with more than 20 Fortune 500 companies and universities including JPMorgan Chase, MasterCard, Google, Wells Fargo, Capco, Metlife, McKinsey to just name a few, where volunteers are regularly placed on pro bono assignments. To date, volunteers have contributed more than $35 million in in-kind services, helping social enterprises unlock potential and scale their impact.

Reflecting on her 18-year tenure, Sabrina states, "I witnessed Grameen Foundation’s remarkable evolution—from replicating the Grameen microfinance model to advancing digital tools, responsible finance, and inclusive ecosystems that empower women and their communities. Our focus has always extended beyond financial services—to building the networks, literacy, and providing household support that enable women to rise from poverty with dignity and determination. As we embark on this next chapter with Yunus Social Business, we carry forward Professor Yunus’s call for a world of three zeros - Zero poverty. Zero unemployment. Zero net carbon. This is the world we strive for—and the world we can build together. "

Sabrina has a M.A. in International Affairs (New School, 2007) and a B.S. in Management and Economics (Hood College, 2001).