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About the Speaker:

Sam Taussig has been involved in alternative credit since he experienced how micro credit offered enterprising Zambians a sustainable path out of poverty. Since 2007, Sam has promoted alternative credit across Africa, South America, Asia, the Caribbean, and rural America with a variety of non-governmental organizations, CDFIs, and the United Nations. Sam began working in government relations while helping small business owners navigate state and federal regulatory requirements at the Montana Community Development Corporation in Bozeman, MT. Before coming to Kabbage, Sam served as a special assistant to the Head of the United Nations in Indonesia working on upstream policy development using big data, project financing, political affairs, and bilateral diplomacy.

Sam is responsible for Kabbage’s interactions with state, federal, and foreign governments and community development organizations. He covers issues ranging from banking regulations to artificial intelligence, privacy, and corporate social responsibility.