Samuel Collin Ssenyimba

Samuel Collin SsenyimbaSamuel Collin Ssenyimba is a Senior Program Officer with the Agriculture Development program at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, WA.
In this role he oversees partnerships focused on the intersection of digital innovation, financial inclusion, smallholder risk and resilience.
Prior to the Gates Foundation, Samuel spent 8+ years growing and managing the African portfolio of a global impact investor; and before that held progressive roles in institutions focused on financial inclusion and rural development across East Africa and MENA regions.
He has served on various governance and investment boards - including the Financial Sector Deepening Program, Uganda and Zurich-based impact advisory firm, iGravity - and was an advisor with Accion’s Africa Board Fellowship Program.
He holds a Master’s degree in Development Finance from Reading University (UK) and a BSc.
Agriculture Economics (Makerere, Uganda).