Abigail Steinberg (“Abi”) is the Executive Director of the Eyeglasses Initiative at the Livelihood Impact Fund, managing a diverse portfolio of 25+ organizations across 15+ countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 

Abigail Steinberg (“Abi”) is the Executive Director of the Eyeglasses Initiative at the Livelihood Impact Fund, managing a diverse portfolio of 25+ organizations across 15+ countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The eyeglasses initiative is focused on getting reading glasses, a simple cost-effective solution, to hundreds of millions of adults who could use them to increase income and productivity and significantly improve their livelihoods.

Abi’s professional life, for over 15 years, has been driven by her dedication to improving livelihoods and addressing intractable issues across the U.S., Africa, Southeast Asia, and India. She has worked in social impact and mission-driven for-profit enterprises, academia, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, government, corporations, and consulting. Her projects include work for the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), United Nations, Mastercard Foundation, and IDEO. Her recent experience includes leading strategic design on a small team advising the President of financial services at Capital One.

She previously managed an investment portfolio of 20+ companies, piloting and launching new financial products reaching the last mile across East and West Africa. She holds graduate degrees from Brandeis University and the University of Pennsylvania, with academic fellowships from Princeton University and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is also a 2023 Byron Fellow.