Daryl Collins
Project director
Dr. Daryl Collins is co-author of Portfolios of the Poor and Managing Director at BFA, a global consulting firm with offices in Boston, New York, Nairobi, Medellín and Delhi. Dr. Collins has built up a broad portfolio of work with foundations, bilateral institutions and private financial services providers linking an understanding of household financial management to the business case for services that will help address some of the most significant challenges that face low income households. Her work is grounded in a deep understanding of the financial behaviors of low income people across the globe, leveraging the experience of executing Financial Diaries studies in Kenya, India, Mexico, South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, and Pakistan and advising the U.S. Financial Diaries. Dr. Collins holds a B.Sc. and an M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from New York University.