About AMI / Arizona Microcredit Initiative
Local roots.Shared ambition.
Since 2011, we’ve helped entrepreneurs in Greater Phoenix build toward financial self-sufficiency. Small businesses make our communities stronger. We’re here to help them thrive.
Meet our team
Founded in 2011, Arizona Microcredit Initiative has quickly grown to become a leading microfinance institute in Phoenix.
AMI was created with the vision for an organization that could help entrepreneurs become financially self-sufficient and contribute to their local economies.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we are dedicated to that original vision by providing underserved entrepreneurs with access to business instruction and capital.
Local roots. Shared ambition.
A community
in the making.
MEET THE TEAM
EXECUTIVE BOARD
STAFF
Atharva Goel
Head of Records and Technology
Mihir Shrestha
Head of Brand Management
Peter Cipra
Head of Internal Development
Faizan Yousef
Senior Associate
Sam Benividez
Senior Associate
Medha Peddireddi
Senior Associate
Brigid Bernoski
Senior Associate
Anya Kannan
Senior Associate
Ryan Meyer
Senior Associate
Colin Franklin
Associate
Ignacy Sajek
Associate
Ronak Bhatia
Associate
Akhil Choda
Associate
Simoni Thakkar
Associate
Jacob Batty
Associate
Rishab Mantri
Associate
Kierat Mangat
Associate
Aanya Jain
Associate
Pablo Navarro
Associate
Kate Mitsuda
Associate
Cyra Khourdepaz
Associate
THE BOARD OF ADVISORS
Farhan Khera
Senior Product Manager,
Huge,
ASU Alumnus
Mikkaela Salamatin
Associate,
Norton Rose Fulbright,
ASU Alumnus
Gabriel A. Gasca
SBA Loan Officer,
Midwest Regional Bank,
Community Partner
Jason Kerrick
Regional Manager
OneAZ Credit Union,
Community Partner
TJ Radigan
Senior Associate,
McKinsey & Co.,
AMI Alumnus
Michael Barger
Senior Business Analyst,
McKinsey & Co.,
AMI Alumnus
Timothy Desmond
Strategic initiatives SM,
CNA,
AZ Supporter
Cecilia Ashe
Vice President/Chief
Operating Officer,
Landing Credit Union
Community Partner
Chelsea Smith
Chief Operating Officer,
HUUB,
Community Partner
Dr. Phil Lamoreaux
Professor,
W.P. Carey,
ASU Advisor
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