Carmen Perez is an impact sector renaissance woman with 20 years of experience in the business of change. She has advised hundreds of corporate changemakers on their strategy, measurement, and partnerships helping them loosen tight challenges and level up their results. She’s gone from Analyst to Senior Director and from Community Organizer to CEO; Carmen is a seer with rolled-up-sleeves. Her career includes using multiple levers as agents of change. Research: authored or contributed to over 15 thought leadership reports. Consulting: provided over 6,000 hours of expertise to corporate leaders from Alcoa, Campbell Soup Co., Chevron, Dell, Discovery Education, Intel, TCS, USAA, and more. Network building: launched and facilitated a global network of 15 peer organizations. Metrics and data: designed and gathered stakeholder input for a S in ESG metric used by the World Economic Forum’s Common Metrics: Measuring Stakeholder Capitalism. Raising awareness: presented at more than 50 in-person and virtual events. Direct service: started her career in nonprofit financial counseling, microcredit, and economic development. She held 12 titles across 6 organizations over the course of her professional life. She has been her own boss since founding Better Next, LLC in 2021. Her higher education includes a Master of Public Administration (MPA) in Nonprofit Financial Management from the NYU Wagner School of Public Service and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies, Political Science, and French from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh. Skills: strategy, project management, survey design, analysis, program design, meeting facilitation, leadership, research design, partnership/coalition building, product development, public speaking, managing a team, vendor management, community organizing, media, consulting/advising, research design, writing, survey/data collection, database governance, business development, sales.Industries: Microfinance, Community Economic Development, Consumer Protection, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)