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A $200 Loan in Cambodia Changed This Finance Leader’s Thinking. Now She’s Trying to Change Capitalism

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29.07.2026

A $200 Loan in Cambodia Changed This Finance Leader’s Thinking. Now She’s Trying to Change Capitalism

An encounter with a family struggling for safe water helped Alix Lebec rethink how money moves. Now she’s using innovative finance to tackle climate and economic challenges.

EXPERT OPINION BY SOFIYA HYDER, HEAD OF MARKETING, VERA

Alix Lebec. Illustration: Inc; Photo: Adobe Stock, Alix Lebec

I first met Alix Lebec during Art Basel at a panel on women’s climate leadership at the Wolfsonian. In a city where the flashiest rooms are not always the most substantial, she immediately stood out. She was warm, direct, globally fluent, and determined to challenge the assumptions underneath money,........

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