Dennis manages the monitoring, evaluation and research activities within the MasterCard Foundation’s rural & agricultural finance and savings portfolios.  Prior to joining the Foundation, Dennis worked at the University of Notre Dame, where he guided the Ford Family Program’s work in Kenya and Uganda, coordinating community engagement activities and research projects in health, youth entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion.

Previously, Dennis worked in partnership with Columbia University, in roles ranging from the West Africa Operations Manager for the Millennium Villages Project to advising municipal governments in East and Southern Africa through the Millennium Cities Initiative.

Dennis also served as a U.S. Peace Corps community health volunteer, eradicating guinea worm in Burkina Faso.  He holds a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame.