Laura Brix Newbury
Senior Financial Sector Specialist
CGAP
Laura Newbury is a consultant working internationally to promote financial inclusion and financial sector development. She provides technical assistance and subject matter expertise on proportionate regulation and supervision and financial consumer protection for developing and emerging market countries.
Recent projects have included published guidance documents, workshop presentations, desk research, and onsite technical assistance on behalf of the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and U.S Treasury Department Office of Technical Assistance.
Laura worked for the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for 19 years as a field examiner, regional case manager, licensing and problem bank review examiner, and policy and program development specialist. Laura has a master’s degree in international development from DePaul University and a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Nebraska.
