Hannan, Bob

From Lehigh Engineering Heritage Initiative

**Bob Hannan**
Image:BHimage.jpg Bob Hannan, alumnus
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Degree:	B.S. chemical engineering
Graduation:	1982
Notable Achievement:	Microfinance consultant with HelpArgentina

Bob Hannan graduated from Lehigh in 1982 with a B.S. in chemical engineering. Currently he is a microfinance consultant with HelpArgentina Organization, a nonprofit "whose mission is to strengthen Argentine civil society through the mobilization of donors and volunteers and the promotion of best practices"[1]. Before joining HelpArgentina, Hannan earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and worked for Exxon, Merrill Lynch, and Charles Schwab.

Help Argentina Organization's microfinance program enables a poor individual with a viable business idea to receive a small loan between $50 and $250 to start or to expand a micro-enterprise. These enterprises can be any kind of business, including bakeries, carpentry, clothing repair, etc.