Francesca Krist

Francesca leads the External Affairs at Women’s World Banking, a global NPO that is dedicated to the one billion women excluded from the formal financial system. Francesca engages with key stakeholder including policy makers, regulators and financial services actors across the public and private sector to position and build greater awareness for all Women’s World Banking activities and initiatives that advance women´s financial inclusion, resilience and economic empowerment.

After more than two decades of experience in the international financial sector and driven by her commitment to social responsibility, Francesca transitioned into and is applying deep expertise in business development, partnership and relationship management, global branding and communications in the non-profit sector.

Prior to joining Women´s World Banking she was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse and responsible for the global sustainability partnerships and engaged with senior leaders, global experts and organizations across the ESG and financial services ecosystem. Francesca has served in various senior leadership roles in global financial services, tech and consumer goods.

Francesca holds a Master´s degree in Economics and Business Management from Zurich University.  Based in Switzerland she has served as an elected municipal politician and is an experienced board member for corporates and foundations. She is an impact investor, an active coach and mentor to young and female talents and an accomplished public speaker.