George Ombado

African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA)

Mr. Ombado joined the WOCCU Board of Directors in April 2024. He serves as the Executive Director of the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA), a regional association representing credit unions and cooperative financial institutions in Africa and a WOCCU Direct Member organization.

George has been instrumental in strengthening regional, interregional and intercontinental collaboration in the cooperative sector. He works closely with governments, international organizations and non-government organizations to design and implement African development programs and policies. His contribution to revitalizing cooperative financial institutions and establishing strategies that foster sustainable and inclusive development is recognized on the continent, as evidenced the by the leadership he's provided in the growth of ACCOSCA and the re-establishment of credit union networks in eight countries.

George currently serves as the project director of the Africa Development Educators Program, part of the global development educator (DE) programs for credit unions, and also convenes the Africa Regulators Round Table, a network of credit union regulators whose objective is to support and promote financial soundness of credit unions on the continent. George sits on several boards as well, serving as: Treasurer of the Cadasta Foundation, based in Washington, D.C.; Chair of the Management Committee of Proxfin Network, established by The Desjardins International Development (DID) as a platform for dialogue with the financial inclusion space; and as a member of the Africa Co-operative Development Foundation (ACDF). He was inducted into the African American Credit Union Hall of Fame in 2022.

George is a development economist with a B. Com (Hons) from Daystar University, an M.A. (Economics of Development) from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands, and an MSc in Management from Strathclyde Business School, UK. He is also an Alumnus of Harvard Business School with a certificate in Strategic Leadership. Before joining development work, he worked in the banking sector in Europe and Africa.