Brian Weinberg has spent the last 15 years working at the intersection of philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, and impact investing. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in Finance and Spanish and came of age most often as the youngest person in the room. During that time, he was nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship by his University President and awarded several notable fellowships by Ashoka YV, Clinton Global Initiative U, StartingBloc, Sandbox, REALITY Impact, & Cordes Opportunity Collaboration. Most recently, Brian co-founded the Foundation for Regeneration with master architect and elder Bob Berkebile dedicated to creating meaningful demonstrations of the promise of regeneration in the American Midwest. This work centers on building regenerative economies in agriculture, waste, and finance in the Blue River Valley; an area that has been in economic, social, and environmental decline for nearly a century. Find out more at www.regeneration.us. Transaction Experience: Managed transactions soup to nuts as member of investment team (desk review, term sheet, on site due diligence visits, investment committee approval, legal contracting, & funds disbursement) resulting in over $40 million of investments executed by MicroVest and/or syndicate (Calvert, MEDA, Sarona, MicroCredit Enterprises) in Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Colombia, & Sri Lanka.; Managed internal valuation of Calvert Foundation’s global microfinance $50 million debt portfolio as part of purchase negotiations alongside CEO/Director of Investments.Impact Investment Education: Facilitated workshops & sessions at United Nations, White House, US Institute of Peace, Rockefeller Family Office with celebrities and experts; Ashoka U Cordes Education Innovation Award; UMKC Professor of Social Entrepreneurship Bloch School of Management; Co-Author on three MBA Case Studies (Term Sheets, Sovereign Risk, and Management Evaluation) taught at Berkeley MBA and John Hopkins SAIS with venture capitalists Sean Foote, Gil Crawford, and Monica Brand; co-contributor to Regen Network White Paper.Global Connectivity: Traveler to 70+ countries; Fluent in business level Spanish with > $1 million transaction experience in 11 countries; 5 months study abroad in Argentina (Spanish intensive), Israel (Pocket Project, Birthright, Leadership, Reality Impact), 1 month Costa Rica (Business Capstone).Find out more about my Background, Core Values, Inspirations, Adventures, and more at www.brianrweinberg.com.
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