Leadership

Sabrina Quaraishi

President and CEO, Grameen Foundation USA

President & CEO at Grameen Foundation

Sabrina Quaraishi is President & CEO of Grameen Foundation USA, where she leads efforts to expand economic opportunity and strengthen financial resilience for underserved communities globally. Her work focuses on advancing integrated approaches to financial inclusion, livelihoods, blended finance, and partnerships across the broader Grameen ecosystem.

Prior to becoming CEO, Sabrina led Bankers without Borders (BwB), Grameen Foundation’s global skillanthropy initiative, for 18 years. Under her leadership, BwB grew into one of the world’s largest pro bono networks dedicated to social impact, mobilizing more than 28,000 professionals across 174 countries to support over 500 organizations in 48 countries.

Sabrina has worked extensively at the intersection of financial inclusion, social enterprise, volunteer engagement, and systems-level collaboration, with a focus on building sustainable models that strengthen institutional capacity and community resilience.

Sabrina’s connection to Grameen began in Bangladesh in 1999 through research on the empowerment of Grameen Bank village phone operators, an experience that shaped her long-term commitment to community-led development and economic inclusion.

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