Jeff Meyer

INTRODUCTION

Child Savings Accounts (CSAs) exist as policies, products, and programs, and are currently being offered by governments, financial institutions, and non-profits. CSAs are more than basic savings accounts. What distinguishes CSAs from standard savings accounts is the degree to which they serve as means to an end-most often to spur the social and/or economic development of children. Another distinguishing feature is they are often intentionally targeted to children of low- and moderate-income families (as opposed to only children of middle-class… more

Former Program Associate, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program
Jeff Meyer was the Program Associate of the Global Assets Project until the summer of 2008, when he left to pursue a graduate degree at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies. Previously, Mr. Meyer researched innovative ways that non-state actors are helping to reduce poverty in developing… more