Portfolio
Recent Success Stories:
- Devised an e-commerce/social networking site where funds go to the sellers’ designated non-profit.
- Re-focused strategy, sharpened investor documents, and found business development opportunities for two startups in the energy and education sectors.
- Helped a consortium of nonprofits in Haiti to develop a project and secure initial financing.
- Developed financing strategy for a social franchise and SaaS that provides IT in the Third world.
- Played instrumental role in starting up a company that provided debit cards and global remittances to unbanked workers. Built marketing and business development strategies, and secured contracts with leading organizations and corporations like Starbucks.
Support to international organizations, nonprofits & foundations:
- Rockefeller Foundation: Conducted study on best practices and successful strategies of
global human rights and environmental organizations.
- Foundation for social development/Dominican Republic: assessed health and social
equity programs and recommended strategies to enhance effectiveness and impact, which
were later implemented.
- World Bank/Nigeria: Built capacity of state and local governments in client countries.
Prepared financing guidelines for project to improve access to financial capital.
- World Bank/Guyana: Developed strategies for strengthening public management and
financing of the National AIDS Control Program in Guyana. Reported to the Minster for Health
as part of a multi-sector team. Regional development projects were subsequently introduced,
as proposed.
- UN Humanitarian Affairs: Assisted client governments to develop local management and
financing capacity. The UN agreed to the financing mechanisms that were presented in my
proposals.
- UN Development Program: Conducted strategic evaluation of $40 million UN Humanitarian
response program. Led evaluation teams to Sri Lanka, Moldova and Nicaragua. The report
was presented to the UN Executive Committee.
SociaLab in Italy:
SociaLab advised Italy’s businesses – including FIAT and Telecom Italia, Italy’s largest
companies – regarding best practice on environmental sustainability. SociaLab was a
founding partner in ‘OSIF’ (a multi-stakeholder forum on sustainable business) along with Sustainable Asset Management (Zurich), Europe’s leading ‘socially responsible’ investment company, and LUISS University (Rome) which is globally recognized on business ethics;
labor associations, and NGOs such as WWF were involved as well.
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