Branch International

Matt serves as the CEO for Branch. Prior to founding the company, he co-founded the ground-breaking microfinance non-profit Kiva.org, where he served as CEO for nearly a decade.

Matt Flannery

Co-Founder and CEO

Daniel leads Branch’s product development and engineering organizations. Before co-founding Branch, Daniel held senior roles in product management and business development strategy at Kiva.org.

Daniel Jung

Co-Founder and COO

Based in Mumbai, Charishma leads Branch’s India operation. Previously, she led expansion efforts for a social enterprise into South Asia. She holds a Masters of Public Health from Columbia University.

Charishma Chotalia

India Country Manager

Andrew leads new market expansion. He brings deep expertise in emerging markets. Previously, Andrew served as a Kiva fellow with BRAC Uganda, launched e-commerce in Africa with Rocket Internet, and managed professional services at Samasource.

Andrew Huelsenbeck

Head of Expansion

Dan oversees Branch’s Kenyan market. Previously, he served as an advisor with PwC, focusing on financial services and telecommunications.

Dan Karuga

Kenya Country Manager

Ben leads Branch’s engineering organization. He previously co-founded Rep and held senior engineering management positions at Google and YouTube.

Ben Liebald

Head of Engineering

Maria oversees Branch’s Nigeria market. She previously served as Uber’s Country Manager for Nigeria and held management consultant roles with Deloitte Nigeria.

Maria K. Rotilu

Nigeria Country Manager

Premal builds partnerships that advance Branch’s mission. Prior to Branch, Premal co-founded Kiva and led the microfinance non-profit to +$1B in loans. He started his career at PayPal and graduated from Stanford.

Premal Shah

Chief Business Officer

Sarah leads Branch’s People Operations team. Before joining Branch, she worked in financial services at Bloomberg and lender relations at Kiva. She holds an MBA from UC-Berkeley Haas School of Business.