Darian brings almost 20 years of development experience in the Asia-Pacific, working in Timor-Leste (2009-11), Afghanistan (2012-13), Papua New Guinea (2016-2019) and the Solomon Islands (2020) across various sectors including governance, economic development and emergency response.
He also has background in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Cambodia, Kiribati and the Philippines. He has held academic posts at the Australian National University and University of Canberra, and served as a departmental liaison officer for the Federal Family and Community Services Minister.
Darian worked for over a decade managing the Australian Government aid program as a governance and humanitarian specialist; and several years as a technical adviser with Abt Associates and DT Global, associate director with Palladium, and senior consultant with Alinea International.
In his current capacity as CEO of the financial inclusion NGO, the Credit Union Foundation of Australia (CUFA), he drives a dynamic program portfolio across the Asia-Pacific to support the economic development and resilience of disadvantaged communities. Cufa fosters empowerment in line with a three pillar strategy targeting how vulnerable people: (1) earn: through microenterprise and livelihood programs; (2) save: through financial literacy; and (3) invest: through access to digital tools and diverse finance sources.
Financial Literacy in the Asia-Pacific region [Darian Clark]
Financial literacy has the power to change lives. In the latest episode of It’s Never About Money, I sat down with Darian Clark, the CEO
