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Basel, Bs, Ch

Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland

- Direct (equity, debt) and fund investments in health, education and climate ventures in emerging and frontier markets.- Working with financial institutions to mobilize more investment capital for high-impact investments.- Using outcome-based financing (e.g. outcomes contracts, impact loans) to increase impact.

New York

Venture building focusing on agribusinesses in emerging and frontier markets.The Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (now called Acceso), was an arm of the Clinton Foundation developing impactful agribusinesses from scratch, providing hands-on support to existing portfolio companies and investing seed and growth capital.My tasks in this role included:- Leading design of of new social agribusinesses in the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico- Developing business model and strategy for new social agribusinesses- Building complex financial models to evaluate economic viability and capital needs- Evaluate farm-level financial model and livelihood impact potential of the business- Writing report on agricultural value chain in Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico

Singapore/Indonesia

Venture building focusing on agribusinesses in emerging and frontier markets.Leading design of new impact enterprises from scratch with the goal of securing seed capital from impact investors and donors. The target markets were Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam. Succeeded in securing a total of USD 2.5m in seed funding for 3 business cases.My tasks in this role included:- Analyze various agricultural value chain analysis in Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia and Vietnam- Building business cases to be presented to potential investors and donors- Preparation of detailed financial models- Meetings with potential stakeholders (private sector, non-profit and government)- Management of field data collection (e.g., development of survey and training of field staff)- Planning the set up of pilot businesses in Myanmar- Fundraising for proposed businesses cases- Provide advice to existing portfolio company in Indonesia (palm sugar sourcing and processing)

Odienné, Côte D'Ivoire

M&E Lead of an agribusiness launched by the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership. My tasks in this tole included:- Write M&E reports- Set-up and manage smallholder farmer management system (Farmforce)- Supervise data collection by field team- Analyze and propose new business lines

Basel

Define research hypothesis, data preparation, implementation of complex econometricmethodology in Stata and presentation of research output in front of academic audience.Projects:- Afraid of the Foreign Man? Politico-economic Consequences of Hosting Asylum Seekers- Voting Rights for Migrants and Integration

Basel Area, Switzerland

Involved in set up of comprehensive database. Worked with R and Excel.

Basel

Worked for non-profit organization supporting indigenous people in Borneo, in lieu of Swiss military service.

Basel, Switzerland

Part-time job supporting the department of Labor Economics at the University of Basel during undergraduate studies.

Master’S Degree, Economics

Bachelor’S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: RealWWZ.ch, Vereinigung Basler Ökonomen