Robert Meloche leads Visa’s financial inclusion efforts in the U.S., while directing a number of global initiatives supporting underbanked households. A member of Visa’s global strategy team, Rob works to design products and programs that can help improve the lives of excluded populations while also generating long-term commercial value. Since joining Visa in 2012, Rob has also led a variety of the company’s partnerships with NGOs and civil society organizations and built programs to reach especially marginalized groups, including rural women and smallholder farmers. Rob Joined Visa from the non-profit microfinance field, previously serving as a vice president at Opportunity International. In 2016, Rob was named an Aspen Institute First Mover Fellow. Twitter: @robmeloche