Lev leads Kiva’s work globally catalyzing loans to refugees and displaced populations, including serving as portfolio manager of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund (KRIF). Lev joined Kiva in 2012 managing the Middle East portfolio and was originally based in Istanbul, Turkey. Lev spearheaded the launch of Kiva's work with refugees in 2016, utilizing the Kiva.org crowdfunding platform to demonstrate the viability of lending to displaced populations. Prior to Kiva, Lev spent three years in Palestine, where he worked for a multi-million dollar USAID project. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Wesleyan University and speaks Arabic.