SAN FRANCISCO — When Asif Saleh, the senior director of strategy, communications, and empowerment for BRAC, considers the role that innovation can play at the international development organization, he thinks about how to make sure people can pursue great ideas without having to leave the organization.
Specifically, he thinks about Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, who previously worked for BRAC. Ghosh went on to found Bandhan Bank, which started as a microfinance company in India and has since become one of the largest banks in the country.
“Here is a regional manager for microfinance within BRAC who had so much potential, but we just didn’t know about it,” Saleh said. “Rather than losing people like him to the outside, can we give them the space to pitch?”