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Rockville, Md, Us

Vice Chair, Investment Committee. Member, Market Strategy & Innovation Committee. Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB) is a publicly-chartered financial intermediary capitalized by Montgomery County to provide clean energy/climate-related investments in Montgomery County, achieving the environmental goals of Montgomery County and its inhabitants. MCGB is a recipient of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) funding.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Member, Board Finance Committee. PLACE is a start-up non-profit geospatial data trust spun out of Omidyar Network that creates and stewards hyperlocal geospatial mapping data for a membership community that is open to all and serves the public interest to address climate, gender, and other urgent challenges.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Member, Board Finance Committee. Member, Global Advisory Board, including Pricing & Licensing, and Governance working groups.

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

BlackLab Venture Studio funds and fosters startups at the intersection of ESG, technology, and regulation. Advise on impact and ESG investments.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Appointed by Omidyar Network to MicroBuild Fund (MBF) investment committee since 2012 fund inception. MBF is a $100 million proof of concept global housing impact investment fund (including renewable energy and water) with accompanying Construction Technical Assistance sidecar facility. Participate in portfolio credit review, approval, monitoring, and workouts, including impact of COVID-19. MBF has invested $230M to date in 62 institutions in 33 countries, and won the 2016 OPIC Access to Finance Impact Award and the 2017 Classy Award for innovation in social good.Investments: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Bosnia, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Madagascar, Moldova, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Palestine, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Uganda, and Zambia.

Arlington, Va, Us

Lead NatureVest's global Impact Investments’ team structuring and overseeing a portfolio of new transaction opportunities from concept to close, including private equity funds, debt funds, SPVs, and other investment vehicles and structures delivering financial returns and addressing environmental, climate, and conservation impact objectives. Develop and execute strategies for new investments in a range of sectors and investment asset classes working with market investors for a paradigm shift to monetize and value nature-based solutions in the capital markets.NatureVest is the in-house impact investing unit "deal shop" at The Nature Conservancy. It has structured, funded and closed investment vehicles representing more than $3 billion of committed capital.

New York, New York, Us

Apollo's Impact Advisory Committee guides the Apollo Impact Mission fund and includes 11 members bringing diverse backgrounds and expertise across a variety of fields to focus on the Firm’s impact investing platform. Apollo Impact’s focus areas are: Economic Opportunity; Education; Health, Safety & Wellness; Industry 4.0; and Climate & Sustainability.

Copenhagen, Dk

UNOPS infrastructure impact investments in renewable energy, affordable housing, and health.

Washington, Dc, Us

Investment Lead on $250M CATALYZE (USAID) program to leverage $2B in private capital across numerous emerging markets in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe in small and growing businesses, smallholder agriculture, green finance, climate, gender, education, health, and social protection, among other verticals. Assisted in private equity fund, venture capital fund and studios' structuring, creation, and capital raising. Served as CATALYZE liaison to US Development Finance Corporation (DFC). Assist in structuring multi-country Amazon investment fund. Expertise in complex equity and debt deal origination, structuring, and execution in companies and funds. Structured innovative fit-for-purpose impact investments and blended finance (grants and investments) to address high impact objectives appropriately in the capital stack.Activity Lead, Peruvian Amazon CATALYZE program.Project Director, Variable Payment Obligation - cash flow based bank lending in five Latin American countries.

Redwood City, Ca, Us

Structured and executed innovative finance equity and debt impact investing transactions including seed and Series A VC, warrants, convertible debt, loans, guarantees, and grants in Brazil, Colombia, Ghana, Netherlands, and Switzerland. Served as operating partner and senior financial advisor for-profit and non-profit early stage portfolio company C-suite executives.

Senior advisor and expert in PE and VC growth capital, venture debt, debt, and liquidity financing strategy and implementation in impact investing, innovative finance, blended finance, and access to capital. Subject matter expert and thought leader pioneer on structuring complex and innovative impact investments (equity, debt, guarantees, concessional capital, warrants, etc.); due diligence; risk management; and corporate governance; access to finance; social enterprises & social ventures; and impact measurement and management. Advise early stage entrepreneurs on scaling business model, financing, capital structure; and on later stage private equity investments. Extensive impact investing track record of over $400 million in transactions in 40 countries. Originate, structure, and execute transactions across the investment life cycle, including due diligence; investment readiness; investment committee; entrepreneur advisory, asset management; portfolio and fund monitoring; and evaluation. Conduct applied research, market analyses and industry studies; strategic planning; training, workshops and executive coaching. Specialize in applying and adapting capital markets' products including innovative blended finance to deepen impact investing market and empirically address UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Investments focus on low-income consumers with a special interest in the environment, climate change, and gender lens. Collaboratively developed industry standards, including Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) Impact Reporting and Investment Standards (IRIS), Financial Standards Working Group and Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Expert Panel on Financial Inclusion. Author of over 25 thought leadership publications.

Toronto, Ontario, Ca

Evaluated Convergence’s case study program for MacArthur Foundation grant. In depth analysis and forensic audit of case studies, with findings, recommended improvements, and distilled learnings.

Venture style equity impact fund. Investments with high impact serving base of the pyramid, emerging middle class, and environment in Brazil and other markets.

Fintech impact investing startup, FINRA broker-dealer. Established and implemented due diligence from scratch, including: philosophy, framework, strategy, operations, processes, and work flows. Structured and oversaw third party due diligence contractor bidding and work. Sourced all domestic and global investments and led equity and debt due diligence for funds and early stage companies in a wide spectrum of impact sectors, including affordable housing, real estate, financial inclusion, SMEs, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, education, and arts, among others. Chaired investment committee. Passed FINRA due diligence process audit.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

2011-2012 and 2015Completed comprehensive strategic and operational review of Colombia’s first equity impact fund. Evaluated fund structure and governance, portfolio companies, local and cross-border investors, fundraising, and portfolio pipelines. Conducted valuation, multiplier effect analysis, and social, environmental and development impact review. Recommended improvements in green roof/green wall, electronics recycling, and eco-hotel portfolio companies.Developed harmonized ratings’ comparability table, new rating product name, and explanatory guide working with four leading specialized microfinance rating agencies, to author “Global Microfinance Ratings Comparability.”https://www.findevgateway.org/sites/default/files/publications/files/mfg-en-paper-global-microfinance-ratings-comparability-sep-2012.pdf

Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Credit review and approval of Calvert Social Investment Foundation, MicroPlace, and syndicated domestic and international investments for $US 215 million global impact investment portfolio including microfinance, small business, housing, environment, fair trade, social enterprise, mission plus, and non-traditional investments throughout USA, Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Over the years, helped to strengthen the due diligence and risk assessment process for investments under consideration.

Washington, Dc, Us

Served as lead on governance and risk management technical assistance to IFC's largest microfinance investment holding company. Coordinated IFC's global risk management services to microfinance institutions and reported on effectiveness and impact. Edited IFC's Training of Trainers microfinance risk management curriculum.

Thought leadership via investigating and writing first and only global analysis to date of microfinance debt defaults to onlenders. Identified and prepared case studies of microfinance debt defaults for Morgan Stanley and IAMFI. Participated in first industry working group to examine and develop industry standard protocols for MFI workouts. Assisted in development of investable funds database.

Gb

Strategic Management Services consulting, firm's strategy consulting boutique. Specialized in global investment strategies, financial modeling, corporate valuations, and privatizations for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to governments. Conducted sell-side equity valuations and due diligence, and strategic market and investment analyses in a range of sectors in Latin America. Worked on internal management team charged with restructuring of the firm. Prepared firm presentation in Portuguese for President of Brazil.

Singapore, Singapore, Sg

Performed cost analysis for pilot income-generation program benefiting disabled artisans in six developing countries. Designed and researched equitable profit distribution, incentive, and reward system for supplier artisans.

Norwalk, Connecticut, Us

Created financial models to measure P&L contribution of alternative distribution channels versus traditional channels, incorporating impact of inflation, leasing, and aging assets on division’s profitability for top management. Completed Xerox’s Leadership through Quality Strategy training program in Portuguese.

New York, Us

Raised 75% of WWB operating budget with President and Board of Directors. Negotiated tripartite loan guarantee agreements with European and African banks. Designed and conducted finance and strategic marketing training for all WWB country managers and advised on local financing techniques resulting in increased capitalization in Brazil and Kenya. Assessed lagging Ghana country program and raised jumpstart funding.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Pilot low-income neighborhood women's employment and job development program funded by MacArthur Foundation with technical assistance provided by Midwest Women's Center. Counseled women clients and led employment workshops in English and Spanish. Placed 200 participants by proactively targeting new area employers and becoming their de facto recruiting service.

Planned and executed operations and logistics for mass tourism program for 600 clients for Brazilian firm. Hired and managed 15 Brazilian nationals. Program featured in Veja magazine (~Time magazine of Brazil.)

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance And Entrepreneurial Management

Master'S Degree, (M.A.), International Studies And Latin American Studies, Graduate School Of Arts & Sciences

Economics, Sociology