Kate Griffin serves as Director of Inclusive Financial System at the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program (FSP), with a focus on the systems-level infrastructure that will result in financial security for all people in America. In that role, she has spearheaded an initiative supporting the creation and execution of a multi-sector National Financial Inclusion Strategy in the U.S. that moves from focusing on account and information access to measurable financial security outcomes for households. Most recently, she has led the launch of a National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention bringing together stakeholders across government, law enforcement, financial services, telecommunications, social media, and consumer awareness and advocacy to create collective action for systemic prevention strategies.
Kate has spent two decades working with financial services professionals to leverage technology to work better for low-income and marginalized people, both here in the U.S. and in developing countries. She has led a social enterprise providing financial wellness benefits to workers and was on the founding executive team of a start-up fintech, bringing the voice of underserved consumers into product design and delivery. She also led programming for savings, financial capability, higher education, and housing at Prosperity Now. She started her career in international microfinance working with CGAP and the Grameen Foundation.
Kate holds degrees in international development from Kenyon College and American University and lives in suburban Washington, DC with her family.
