Drew Propson

Financial services Director, World Economic Forum

Biography

Drew Propson leads initiatives on digital finance at the World Economic Forum. Her work focuses on building multi-industry and multi-sector partnerships to drive strategic digital transformation of financial services. Drew’s current portfolio of projects explores expanding digital payments to advance SME financing, trade, supply chain efficiency, financial inclusion, and ultimately economic growth. She works across developed and emerging economies.

Drew holds MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School. She has a PhD in Spanish literature from UC Berkeley, and a BFA in Painting from the University of Washington. Her experience prior to joining the Forum includes private equity research, development finance, and international strategy and operations.