Jordan Van Rijn

International Project Associate, ideas42

Jordan currently works as a project associate in Bogota, Colombia. His main tasks include conducting random experiments and impact evaluations within the SME and microfinance sectors. Jordan has a great love for different cultures and communities, having worked in such countries as Australia, East Timor, China, Kenya and Nicaragua. He holds an M.A. in International Economics and International Development from the University of California, San Diego and has focused most of his studies on the microfinance sector. In his free time, Jordan enjoys hiking, volunteering, Baha'i activities, documentaries, salsa dancing and his new love, rock-climbing.