Criterion Institute

Criterion is the Gender, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion partner for the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund and is responsible for supporting investment vehicles to integrate Gender, Diversity Equity and Inclusion related practices into their operations.

Who They Are

Criterion Institute is a non-profit think tank that works with players in the financial ecosystem to broaden their perspective on how to engage with and shift financial systems. Their mission is to broaden what matters in our economic decisions by expanding who has power and influence in the work of reinventing the economy.

Criterion focuses on finance because it is one of the most powerful systems in the economy. They will only create an economy that works for all when people believe that they can influence our practices of finance.

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What They Do for The Fund

Inviting and equipping leaders to engage with systems of finance

They work to radically expand which change-makers see themselves using finance, particularly paying attention to those typically left out.

Imagining new approaches and strategies

They work with partners, breaking past boundaries of current approaches to address power, expertise and bias in investment strategies.