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  • Kristin Hull
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    Program Coordinator, Richmond Connection Project.

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    Program Coordinator Richmond Connection Project Oakland, California
  • William Foote
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Root Capital. Former Director, Latin American Corporate Finance Group, Lehman Brothers. Board Member, Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs. Founding Board Member, Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade. Recipient: Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum and Ashoka Global Fellow.

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    Chief Executive Officer Root Capital Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Ram Kapar
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    Chairperson, Rural Community Development Service Council.

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    "...to organize and capacitate Dalits, Women, Children and Marginal Farmers against Untouchability, Child labor, Child Marriage, Human trafficking, Caste/class violence, Gender violence and all forms of social discrimination and violence."

    Chairperson Rural Community Development Service Council Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Amity Weiss
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    Founder and Executive Director, Rwanda Nziza. Co- Founder, Muddy Toes Management
    Systems. Country Manager, Indego Africa. Former General Manager, Papyrus Restaurant and Marketing Director, Masaka Farms Dairy.

    Mission

    "...to serve as a platform to market access and branding for cooperatives and artisans from all over Rwanda."

    Executive Director Rwanda Nziza Kigali, Rwanda
  • Judith Espinar
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    Co-Founder and Creative Director, Santa Fe International Folk Art Market. Former Peace Corps Volunteer. Former Board Member, Aid to Artisans. Former Owner, The Clay Angel, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

    Mission

    "....to provide a venue for master traditional artists to display, demonstrate and sell their work. By providing opportunities for folk artists to succeed in the global marketplace, the Market creates economic empowerment and improves the quality of life in communities where folk artists live....the largest international folk art market in the world."

    Creative Director Santa Fe International Folk Art Market Santa Fe, New Mexico
  • Gerhard Pries
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    Founding President, Sarona Asset Management. Chief Financial Officer, Mennonite Economic Development Associates. Founding Director and Vice Chair, MicroVest Capital Management Group.

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     "...faith-oriented business owners, executives and leaders are able to integrate their life values with business in practical ways to help the poor. They are committed to using their faith and abilities in their businesses, communities, and around the world."

    President Sarona Asset Management, Inc Waterloo, Ontario Canada
  • Benjamin Rudick
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    Director, Schoenfeld Foundation. Director, ECSEL. Co-Founder, Sundollar Inc.

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    Director Schoenfeld Foundation Hong Kong, China
  • Mauricio Vivero
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    Executive Director, Seattle International Foundation.

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    "...to enhance the quality and quantity of international philanthropy and leadership from the Pacific Northwest and help our donors achieve their desire to leave the world a better place."

    Executive Director Seattle International Foundation Seattle, Washington
  • Melanie Moore Kubo
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    Founder & Principal, See Change, Inc. Former Lead Evaluator, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, San Francisco.

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    "...to enable philanthropic foundations and non-profit organizations to see the change they are creating in the world.....we interweave storytelling with traditional scientific inquiry, appealing to both hearts and minds....to make the invisible visible."

    Chief Executive Officer See Change San Francisco, California
  • Donna Katzin
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    Founding Executive Director, Shared Interest. Former Director, South Africa and International Justice Programs, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility. Board Member, Thembani International Guarantee Fund, South Africa, Board Member. Dos Pueblos, Nicaragua. Board Member, Jewish Funds for Justice.

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    Executive Director Shared Interest New York, New York
  • Mohammed Rezwan
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    Founder and Executive Director, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. Founder and Chairman, Rez_Arc. Founding Editor, Shidhulai-Newsletter. Recipient: U.N. SEED Award; Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy; U.N. Equator Prize; Access to Learning Award, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Global Junior Challenge Award of the Municipality of Rome.

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     "...to improve quality of life in northern Bangladesh watersheds by taking services to the people by boats. These services include children’s education, libraries, training on sustainable agriculture, healthcare, adaptation strategies for climate change, waste management, computer education and Internet access."

    Executive Director Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tiffany Persons
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    Executive Director, Shine on Sierra Leone. President, Tiffany Company Casting.

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    Executive Director Shine on Sierra Leone Los Angeles, California
  • Carol Chyau
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    Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shokay. Recipient: Echoing Green Fellow; Asian Finalist, Cartier Women’s Initiative Award.

    Mission

    "...to source our yak fiber directly from Tibetan herders, enabling them to earn a long-term sustainable living while preserving their traditional lifestyle."

    Chief Executive Officer Shokay Shanghai, China
  • Clare Golla
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    Senior Vice President, ShoreBank. Board Member, Harvard Club of Chicag, and Community Foundation of Oak Park and River Forest.

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    "...invests in people and their communities to create economic equity and a healthy environment."

    Senior Vice President ShoreBank Chicago, Illinois
  • Jan Piercy
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    Executive Vice President, ShoreBank. U.S. Board Member, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Finance Corporation. Deputy Assistant, Presidential Appointments, U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton. Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Founder, National Women's Education Fund and "Proyecto Amistad".

    Mission

    "...invests in people and their communities to create economic equity and a healthy environment."

    Executive Vice President ShoreBank Washington, DC
  • Sandra Cuneo
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    Member, Board of Directors, Shriver National Center on Poverty Law.  Counsel, Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca. Former Executive Director, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial.

    Mission

    "...to provide national leadership in identifying, developing, and supporting creative and collaborative approaches to achieve social and economic justice for low-income people and communities."

    Board Member Shriver National Center on Poverty Law Los Angeles, California
  • Hilary Wilson
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    Executive Director, Silicon Valley Microfinance Network. Former Chief Operating Officer, Opportunity Collaboration.

    Mission

    "...to mobilize the Bay Area’s resources to increase the impact of microfinance in reducing global poverty....by connecting, educating, and engaging people in the field of microfinance."

    Executive Director Silicon Valley Microfinance Network San Francisco, California
  • Sandy Herz
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    Director, Strategic Alliances, Skoll Foundation. Former Executive Director, Software Development Forum.

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    "...to drive large-scale change by investing in, connecting and celebrating social entrepreneurs and other innovators dedicated to solving the world’s most pressing problems."

    Director, Strategic Alliances Skoll Foundation Palo Alto, California
  • William Young
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    President, Social Capital Partners. Former Chief Executive Officer, Hamilton Computers. Former Chief Executive Officer & Board Chair, Optel Communications Corp. Board Member, Inner City Renovations Limited; Ecotrust Canada Capital; Vartana Inc; Renaissance Quebec. Member, Advisory Board, Coady Institute.

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    "...to arrange for growth financing and provide advisory services to successful businesses that integrate a social mission into their HR model and expand career opportunities for disadvantaged populations."

    President Social Capital Partners Toronto, Canada
  • Robert Freling
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    Executive Director, Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF). Recipient: King Hussein Leadership Prize, the Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Awards.

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    "...to deliver solar power and wireless communications to rural villages in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. SELF facilitates a new generation of "whole village" solar electrification projects to power water pumping and purification, drip irrigation, health clinics (including vaccine refrigeration), schools, household and community lighting, and income-generating micro-enterprises that can be scaled up through the private sector or through public/private partnerships."

    Executive Director Solar Electric Light Fund Washington, DC
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