Mary Houghton

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Marquette University, Milwaukee. Master of Arts in International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Career

Co-founder, president ShoreBank Corporation, since 1973. Senior lender, senior operating officer South Shore Bank. Chair ShoreBank International, ShoreCap International.

Short-term advisor Grameen Bank, Bangladesh, 1983—1993, Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Aga Khan Rural Support Program, Pakistan. Director K-REP Bank, Kenya, since 1999.

Achievements

• Achievements include co-founder of the first and largest community development bank in the United States.

Membership

Member World Bank policy advisory group Cities Alliance.