Peter Greer is president and CEO of HOPE International, a global nonprofit focused on uniting the Great Commandment and Great Commission through Christ-centered microfinance. Formerly employed by World Relief as the managing director of Urwego, ranked the “best microfinance institution in Rwanda” by the United Nations, he also served with CARE Zimbabwe implementing fraud protection measures and was a microfinance advisor in Cambodia. Peter has an M.P.P. from Harvard’s Kennedy School and a B.S. from Messiah College.

Peter authored the first faith-based book on microfinance, The Poor Will Be Glad: Joining the Revolution to Lift the World Out of Poverty (Zondervan, 2009), and blogs at www.peterkgreer.com. Follow him on Twitter @peterkgreer.

Peter resides in Lancaster, Pa., with his wife Laurel and their three children.