► Can we end poverty by 2030? Market forces and individual resolve are the sharpest tools we have available in the fight, and I’m proud to be defining and leading Upaya’s strategy as one of the most powerful, cost-effective nonprofits working with the ultra-poor. As an early leader in microfinance with 18 years of experience in the impact investing space, I have a track record of developing growth-oriented organizations offering high impact solutions, including:• UPAYA SOCIAL VENTURES: Grew fundraising by 400% and portfolio by 300% since joining in 2016; launched organization’s first accelerator and introduced innovative pool of recoverable grants to mimic investment fund structure. We’re now working toward creating 50K jobs through our portfolio by the end of 2022. • VITTANA: Grew outreach 16X by leading program team to refine and improve product offering; Generated a 125% increase in student portfolio and gained 18 new microfinance partners in one year via successful 11-country roadshow in Q1-2011.• UNITUS: As a member of the founding management team, drove 95% of organizational resources, including major gifts and institutional alliances, including one of the earliest microfinance grants made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Unitus has since spun off into many organizations that are leaders in their field.► Progress motivates me to continue this work. I’m known for speaking frankly on what works versus what doesn’t, and I believe that organizations must demonstrate their impact. I’ve been a frequent guest lecturer and conference speaker on topics of social entrepreneurship, innovative social business models, microfinance and hybrid legal structures, including:• Featured as a subject matter expert and thought leader in print and digital media outlets including Forbes and Next Billion• Lectured at UCLA’s Anderson School, Kellogg School of Business and the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business• Acted as three-time judge in the UW Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition► If you’d like to talk more about microfinance, impact investing, social entrepreneurship or sustainable development, let’s connect. Envisioning the path to progress – without getting confused by the noise and bogged down by the details – is where I excel.