Alycia Kellman joined the Grassroots Business Fund in 2009 as its legal counsel. As counsel, Alycia helps to structure investment transactions and drafts all legal documentation to implement GBF deals. In addition to her position with GBF, Alycia is the U.S. Director for the Institute for Democracy in Africa (IDASA), a South African nonprofit that runs democracy and governance programs in over twenty countries on the African continent. Prior to GBF and IDASA, Alycia consulted for FINCA International on microfinance regulatory issues in Amman, Jordan and worked as an international project finance attorney at Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP. Alycia holds a law degree from Georgetown University, a master’s degree in human rights and democratization from the University of Witwatersrand, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University. Alycia serves on the boards of the South Africa-Washington Internship Program (SAWIP) and Friends of IDASA.