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  • Randall Kempner
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    Executive Director, Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE). Former Vice President, Regional Innovation, Council on Competitiveness. Co-Founder, OTF Group.

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    Executive Director Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Washington, DC
  • Keely Stevenson
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    Chief Executive Officer, Bamboo Finance USA.

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    Chief Executive Officer Bamboo Finance USA Geneva, Switzerland
  • Daniel Kreps
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    Social Entrepreneur and Social Blogger, Banking on the Poor. Advisor, Bankers without Borders, Grameen Foundation. Former Senior Country Executive, American Express Bank (Japan). Former Chief Administration Officer, Financial Institutions Group, American Express Bank. Former Project Manager: Financial Institutions Development Project (Russia), Arthur Andersen.

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    "Dedicated to assisting the poor to lift themselves out of poverty through access to effective financial services designed to meet their needs."

    Social Entrepreneur Banking on the Poor San Francisco, California
  • Jim Fruchterman
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    President & Chief Executive Officer, Benetech, including Bookshare and the Human Rights Data Analysis Group. Founder, Calera Recognition Systems; RAF Technology, Inc.; Arkenstone. Founding Director, Social Enterprise Alliance. Recipient: MacArthur Fellowship; Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship; Outstanding Social Entrepreneur, Schwab Foundation; Francis Joseph Campbell Award, American Library Association; Robert F. Bray Award, American Council of the Blind.

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    "...to develop technology that truly helps to change the world."

    Chief Executive Officer Benetech Palo Alto, California
  • Jose "Oying" Rimon
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    Senior Program Officer, Global Health Policy & Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Former Senior Deputy Director and Former Director, Health Communication Partnership, Center for Communication Programs, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. Recipient: Parvin Fellow, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University.

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     "...to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, we focus on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, we seek to ensure that all people—especially those with the fewest resources—have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life."

    Senior Program Officer, Global Health Policy & Advocacy Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Seattle, Washington
  • Lisa Nash
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    Chief Executive Officer, Blue Planet Network.

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    "To unlock the global capacity and creativity of individuals, philanthropies, businesses and
    expert water organizations to solve the global safe drinking water crisis."

    Chief Executive Officer Blue Planet Network Redwood City, California
  • Ananya Roy
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    Education Director, Blum Center for Developing Economies, University of California, Berkeley. Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, U.C. Berkeley. Co-Director of the Global Metropolitan Studies Center. Author, City Requiem, Calcutta: Gender and the Politics of Poverty and Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Frontiers of Millennial Development. Author, Poverty Capital.

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    "...links world-class faculty, inspiring new curriculum, and innovative technologies, services and business models to create real-world solutions for developing economies. We educate students, build partnerships, and rigorously evaluate our innovations in order to create scalable and sustainable contributions toward the alleviation of poverty."

    Education Director Blum Center for Developing Economies Berkeley, California
  • Ron Boehm
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    Principal, Boehm Gladen Foundation.

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    Principal Boehm Gladen Foundation Santa Barbara, California
  • Marlys Boehm
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    President, Boehm Gladen Foundation.

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    President Boehm Gladen Foundation Santa Barbara, California
  • Todd Manwaring
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    Managing Director and Associate Teaching Professor,Center for Economic Self-Reliance, Brigham Young University. Former Managing Director, Action Against Poverty. Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, Humanitarian Link/Unitus. Advisory Board Member, Romney Institute of Public Management.

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    "By leveraging the extensive networks of our partners, we facilitate the Economic Self-Reliance of millions of families throughout the world..."

    Managing Director BYU Center for Economic Self-Reliance Provo, UT
  • Claudia Viek
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    Chief Executive Officer, California Association of Microenterprise Organizations. Founder and Former Executive Director, Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center, San Francisco. Former President and Board Member, National Association of Women Business Owners, San Francisco Bay Area. President, Board of Directors, St. John’s Educational Thresholds Center.

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    "....to reduce the wealth gap in our communities by promoting economic opportunity through Micro Enterprise development."

    Chief Executive Officer California Association of Microenterprise Organizations San Francisco, California
  • Shari Berenbach
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    Chief Executive Officer, Calvert Foundation. Former Manager, International Finance Corporation. Former Officer, National Cooperative Bank. Former Program Director, Partnership for Productivity International. Board Member, Washington Grantmakers and Community Wealth Ventures.
    Ms. Berenbach is the 2010 Recipient of the Opportunity Collaboration's Economic Opportunity Achievement Award.

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    “….to help end poverty through investment…to maximize the flow of capital to disadvantaged communities in order to foster a more equitable and sustainable society. Our portfolio finances affordable homes, small businesses, community services, international microfinance and social innovations – all aimed at creating jobs and changing lives in places of need.”

    Chief Executive Officer Calvert Foundation Bethesda, Maryland
  • Wayne Silby
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    Co-Chairman and Founder, Calvert Foundation. Founding Chair, Calvert Social Funds. Chair, Syntao (Beijing). Co-Founder, Social Venture Network.

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    “….to help end poverty through investment…to maximize the flow of capital to disadvantaged communities in order to foster a more equitable and sustainable society. Our portfolio finances affordable homes, small businesses, community services, international microfinance and social innovations – all aimed at creating jobs and changing lives in places of need.”

    Co-Chairman Calvert Foundation Washington, DC
  • Sally Boulter
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    Donor Relations Manager, Calvert Social Investment Foundation.

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    Donor Relations Manager Calvert Social Investment Foundation Bethesda, Maryland
  • Andrew Posner
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    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Capital Good Fund. Member, Board of Directors, Association for Enterprise Opportunity.

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    "...to create a poverty-free, inclusive green economy through innovative microfinance. We provide loans and technical assistance to individuals unable to access capital through traditional sources."

    Executive Director Capital Good Fund Providence, Rhode Island
  • Dawnie Andrak
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    Chief Executive Officer, Capitol Webworks.

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    "....specializing in political, governmental, association and nonprofit, and public affairs communications."

    Chief Executive Officer Capitol Webworks Sacramento, California
  • Carol Erickson
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    President, Carol A. Erickson Associates. Former Executive Director, Rural Education and Development (READ) Global. Former Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Former, Senior Program Officer at International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX).

    Director, Connections & Corridors, Opportunity Collaboration.

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    "Helping NGOs alleviate world poverty."

    President Carol A. Erickson Associates Alexandria, Virginia
  • Heather Fleming
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Catapult Design. Staff Writer, NextBillion.net. Adjunct Lecturer, Stanford University. Recpient: Pop!Tech Social Innovation Fellowship; Echoing Green Fellowship Finalist; Social Venture Networks Finalist; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum.

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    "The majority of our world’s population lacks access to life’s basic needs. We develop and implement human-centered products to help them thrive."

    Chief Executive Officer Catapult Design San Francisco, California
  • Christa Hardy
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    Consultant, Centre for Excellence.

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    Consultant Centre for Excellence Tuskegee, Alabama
  • Rachel Micah-Jones
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    Executive Director, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante.

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    "...aworkers' rights law center based in Mexico to focus on U.S. workplace rights....dedicated to improving the working conditions of migrant workers in the United States."

    Executive Director Centro de los Derechos del Migrante Baltimore, Maryland & Zacatecas, Mexico
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Peter Laugharn, Executive Director, Firelight Foundation (Santa Cruz, CA)

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