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Hamburg, Germany, De

MobilityVC's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable mobility by backing the best founders in mobility start-ups. We invest in disruptive mobility start-ups with ambitious founders from Seed to Series A and onwards. Our experienced team includes entrepreneurs from Europe and Silicon Valley who partner with our companies as they scale to become global transportation leaders.

Hamburg, De

Wunder Mobility is the leading global tech and service platform for new mobility solutions. We enable start-ups, corporates, and governments in over 100 cities on 5 continents to launch, scale, and analyze shared transport solutions.The global Wunder Mobility team of 200+ exceptional professionals consists of 30+ nationalities and includes entrepreneurs and veterans from mobility, tech, and finance. We are proud to call many of the world's most progressive OEMs, fiercest entrepreneurs, and forward-looking cities our clients.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Just Business (www.justbusiness.is) is a venture capital firm that invests in for-profit companies that seek to deliver lasting social impact. Building businesses from the ground up has afforded me first-hand experience in business management, including effective leadership, legal matters, financial reporting, and technology implementation. As an early partner, I was a key member in JB's evolution into a leader of socially mindful business. I supported JB's transition from a passive investment fund into an active business incubation group attracting an expansive network of capital and talent. Throughout my tenure JB has increased active portfolio investments from 1 to 10 companies, and increased investors in JB and portfolio companies from 5 to 50+. JB has attracted capital for its main fund and portfolio companies from investors on three continents, and investments span mobile applications, green technology and consumer goods.JB’s recognition as a leader at the intersection of profit and purpose has attracted consulting contracts from Fortune 500 companies, high-growth technology start-ups, and global non-governmental organizations.

San Francisco, California, Us

Not For Sale (www.notforsalecampaign.org) is a global non-profit that protects people and communities from human trafficking. I was a leader in NFS’s transition from a traditional grass roots non-profit serving immediate social programs into a global leader engaged in enterprise-based solutions for human trafficking.I broadened NFS's funding from a limited model of retail merchandise, individual giving, and foundation grants to include innovative business strategies, namely brand licensing agreements with revenue sharing and equity donation terms. Under my leadership corporate revenue doubled every year, increasing from 5% to 30% of overall NFS revenue.- Short-term financial impact: Managed $1M+ worth of accounts and negotiated multi-year giving commitments ranging from $5k-$100k of unrestricted funding per year (2-10 years). Expanded brand partners from 2 to 50, which led to 200+ co-branded product SKU's in less than two years. Brand partners ranged from startups to multi-national corporations in North America and Europe.- Long-term financial impact: Negotiated $250k of equity donations from for-profit social enterprises with high growth potential. Contracts for revenue sharing are on a trajectory to generate over $5M in the next 10 years.The rapid success of the brand licensing program afforded me the opportunity to contribute to thought-leadership in the non-profit sector and to take on more responsibility within NFS: - Consulted with leading, global non-profits ($100M+ in revenue) on fundraising with equity and licensing models. - Expanded the scope of my leadership within NFS to include restructuring and managing the individual and foundation donor fundraising team ($2M+ worth of accounts). Reorganized a multinational, multigenerational fundraising team by way of talent recruitment, day-to-day mentoring, individual goal setting, and Salesforce cloud-based reporting.

Enlace (www.enlacemicrofinanzas.com) is a micro finance institution that offers low-income Salvadorans the opportunity to develop and grow their businesses. I led a groundbreaking financial services project funded by the Master Card Foundation. I was the only North American in a 200+ employee micro credit bank in El Salvador with a 30,000 client loan portfolio ($8M USD).- Guided design, marketing and sales of three new financial products: youth business loans, student loans, and savings products. - Managed market studies, budgets, monthly reports to branch managers, and hiring and training.- Participated in international conferences on banking in emerging markets.

I co-founded Computod@s, a for-profit company in El Salvador, with local business leaders. Computod@s' mission is to provide high quality computers at accessible price points. The company served small business owners and schools, and broke even after 6 months of operations.- Managed strategic vision and day-to-day operations including hardware sourcing and importation, corporate and individual sales, warehouse management, and hiring/team training.- Negotiated licensing agreements with Microsoft and created partnerships with organizations such as the Rotary Club and USAID to fund computer projects in schools.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Kiva's (www.kiva.org) mission is to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. I was a fundraising strategist and technology consultant for Kiva’s partner bank in El Salvador. I contributed to a total loan portfolio growth of 300% during my tenure.

San Jose, Ca, Us

I prepared training for 200+ Raising a Reader sites in Santa Clara county, supplying sites with teaching/reading materials and staff support.

Bachelor Of Science In Commerce Finance, Minor In Music And International Business, Finance, General

Oregon, United States

Burghausen, Germany