Yoseph Ayele Email & Phone Number

Africa

We support founder and builder communities across Africa, host high impact events, and bridge African Web3 communities with global infrastructure builders.magma: a two-week in-person residency for Africa’s top founders, focused on mentorship, community building, and better coordination amongst entrepreneurs.

New Zealand

I led the design and implementation of the world's first Global Impact Visa with the New Zealand Government - a public-private partnership immigration program that brought tope tier founders to NZ. EHF brought in 532 founders and builders from 58 countries, including founders/leaders of AngelList, Coinbase, WikiHow, WordPress, Skype, Asana, Mobike, Twitch, Giga, Andela, Ethereum Foundation, Paradigm, Flexport, and many more. Full directory here:… Show more I led the design and implementation of the world's first Global Impact Visa with the New Zealand Government - a public-private partnership immigration program that brought tope tier founders to NZ. EHF brought in 532 founders and builders from 58 countries, including founders/leaders of AngelList, Coinbase, WikiHow, WordPress, Skype, Asana, Mobike, Twitch, Giga, Andela, Ethereum Foundation, Paradigm, Flexport, and many more. Full directory here: https://www.ehf.org/fellow-directoryFellows were selected though a competitive process, offered a 3-year visa that gives them the flexibility to travel (or be based overseas) and contribute to entrepreneurship and innovation in NZ in high leverage ways. After 3 years they qualify to be permanent residents. Show less

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

New Zealand

Techweek is an annual week of technology and innovation events amplifying the stories of New Zealand individuals and companies that are changing the shape of the near future.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

An initiative that built bridges between New Zealand and global talent hubs. During that time we birthed the following initiatives:* New Frontiers - a summit that convenes global changemakers on a farm in New Zealand and co-create new frontier solutions for the world*The Global Impact Visa -an entrepreneurial immigration program in partnership with the NZ government* The Edmund Hillary Fellowship - a global Fellowship of 500+ purpose-led entrepreneurs and investors, built in… Show more An initiative that built bridges between New Zealand and global talent hubs. During that time we birthed the following initiatives:* New Frontiers - a summit that convenes global changemakers on a farm in New Zealand and co-create new frontier solutions for the world*The Global Impact Visa -an entrepreneurial immigration program in partnership with the NZ government* The Edmund Hillary Fellowship - a global Fellowship of 500+ purpose-led entrepreneurs and investors, built in partnership with the Hillary Institute.Kiwi Connect achieved its mission and morphed into the Edmund Hillary Fellowship. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Inflection is a Silicon Valley technology company. I joined Inflection during its transition from a start-up to a mid-size company, and contributed to its growth by building effective teams across different departments. I led various recruitment efforts, including a country-wide search to hire the 12 smartest graduates from top U.S. universities, a campaign that attracted more than 3,500+ applications. During that time, we worked on new products like www.GoodHire.com, and sold one of our early… Show more Inflection is a Silicon Valley technology company. I joined Inflection during its transition from a start-up to a mid-size company, and contributed to its growth by building effective teams across different departments. I led various recruitment efforts, including a country-wide search to hire the 12 smartest graduates from top U.S. universities, a campaign that attracted more than 3,500+ applications. During that time, we worked on new products like www.GoodHire.com, and sold one of our early products Archives.com to Ancestry.com. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Ashoka is the largest network of social entrepreneurs worldwide, and it helps them put their system changing ideas into practice on a global scale. I helped develop a plan to assess the impact of 5,000+ young entrepreneurs from 14 countries.

Greater Boston Area

I led 50 undergrad and Harvard Business School students to provide leadership development training to the Harvard community, inviting and hosting global leaders, including CEOs of Fortune 50 companies, U.S. cabinet members, and advisors to presidents. We held over 100 events a year, and I spent more time running LIHC than being a student.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

As part of a Harvard-Cambridge Summer Fellowship, I led a research on corporate associations that set voluntary environmental standards, and focused on multinational companies from 15 industries, including banking, insurance, energy, media, technology, and retail.

Ethiopia

Wrote over 100 articles on personal and professional development, innovation, and education. Capital is the 2nd largest English newspaper in Ethiopia.

Tanzania

I worked with a Tanzanian nonprofit to use technology to transform the Tanzanian education system and train the top performing students in the country.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Studies

Activities and Societies: Leadership Institute at Harvard College, Harvard College Consulting Group, Woodbridge International Society.

Harvard-Cambridge Summer Scholar, Thesis Research

Master'S Degree, Management & Commerce

I researched entrepreneurial communities, how they emerge and how they develop into thriving ecosystems. By applying lessons from 'nature'.