Spotlight on Ali Hussein Kassim

Role in Mifos: Advisory Board Member

Geographical Location Based: Nairobi County, Kenya

Current Roles Outside of Mifos: CEO at AHK Corp (A Digital Transformation Consultancy); Chairman of the Association of Fintecs in Kenya and Executive Board Member and VP for Eastern Africa at the Africa Fintech Network

Random fact about yourself: a father of 5! ??

When/How did you first hear about Mifos: Ed reached out a couple of years ago and I have been fascinated by Mifos’ work since then.?

Why did you decide to get involved: 4 years ago.?

What does your role in Mifos entail? As an Advisory Board Member, my role is to help the CEO with Strategy, evangelize Mifos globally, and provide any such services an advisor at the board level would do.?

What is your highlight of being involved in Mifos: Being a part of the Global Mifos Community has opened up for me the opportunity that Open-Source Software can give to the less advantaged.

What is it you are most excited about that Mifos is doing at the moment: Re-launching our Documentation Working Group.

What is next on your list to change/improve/impact within Mifos: Spend more time evangelizing Mifos across the African continent.?

What is your 5-year vision for Mifos: 100 million end users.?

What 3 words would you use to describe Mifos: Fintech, Empowering, Communities