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  • Elissa McCarter
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    Director, Development Finance, CHF International.

    Mission

    "...to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions."

    Director, Development Finance CHF International Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Gan Dongyu
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    Secretary General, China Social Entrepreneur Foundation (YouChange)

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    “To become a leading Chinese philanthropist organization, and a social force that plays a decisive role in promoting the harmony and progress of human beings.”

    Secretary General China Social Entrepreneur Foundation Beijing, China
  • Leah Barker
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    Chief Executive Officer, CHOICE Humanitarian. Former President, Children First Utah.

    Mission

    "....ending poverty by focusing on sustainable village development. Our goal is to connect motivated villages to resources and tools to change their lives. By building skills, capacities and leadership of the villagers – the entire community brings itself out of the cycle of poverty."

    Chief Executive Officer CHOICE Humanitarian West Jordan, Utah
  • William Bloomfield
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    Founder and Partner-in-Chief, Civic Strategies Partners. Author, The Time Is Now.

    Mission

    "...to bring uncommon coalitions of key public-private sector, philanthropic, and community stakeholders together to work across institutional boundaries....to work in concert with local stakeholders to craft and implement pragmatic, effective, and sustainable program solutions that deliver measurable results over time."

    Partner-in-Chief Civic Strategies Partners Lexington, Massachusetts
  • Ona Porter
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    Executive Director, Community Action New Mexico. Author, Kids In Crisis: New Mexico's Other Bomb, The Effects of Power and Powerlessness on Our Lives, First Things First: Caring for Preschool New Mexico, Discovering What Families Need, and From Here To There: The WorkBook For Families On The Move.

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    Executive Director Community Action New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
  • Reberiah Monde
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    Executive Director, Community for Health Development.

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    Executive Director Community for Health Development Lusaka Province, Zambia
  • Curtis Chang
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    Chief Executive Officer, Consulting Within Reach. Founder, Capacity Collaborative. Former Executive Director, SixSeeds Foundation. Former Executive Pastor, The River Church Community.

    Mission

    "....to provide both insight and actual implementation — all towards the goal of strengthening the organizational capacity behind your compelling cause."

    Chief Executive Officer Consulting Within Reach San Jose, California
  • Ron Cordes
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    President, Cordes Foundation. Co-Founder, AssetMark Investment Services [now Genworth Financial. Co-Chairman, Genworth Financial Wealth Management. Chair, Advisory Board, Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship, University of the Pacific. Board Member, East Bay Community Foundation. Board Member, Katalysis Bootstrap Fund. Co-Author, The Art of Investing & Portfolio Management.

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    President Cordes Family Foundation Pleasant Hill, California
  • Robert Friedman
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    General Counsel, Founder & Chair, Board of Directors, Corporation for Enterprise Development. Board Member, National Fund for Enterprise Development; EARN; D2D Fund; the Family Independence Initiative; Rosenburg Foundation; Friedman Family Foundation; Koshland Committee, San Francisco Foundation. Author, Safety Net as Ladder: Transfer Payments and Economic Development.

    Mission

    "....a multi-faceted organization working at the local, state and federal levels to create economic opportunity that alleviates poverty. CFED sees the promise of tomorrow in the world today. We see abundant evidence of the desire and ability of middle and low-income people everywhere to become savers, investors, homeowners, skilled workers and entrepreneurs. We believe that such an opportunity economy would not only produce a fairer, more cohesive and inclusive society, but also a more prosperous, resilient and sustainable one."

    Chair, Board of Directors Corporation for Enterprise Development San Francisco, California
  • Dan Geballe
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    Program Associate, Corporation for Enterprise Development.

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    Program Associate Corporation for Enterprise Development San Francisco, California
  • Nell Merlino
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    Founder and Chief Executive Officer,Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence. Founder and President, Strategy Communication Action. Author, Stepping Out of Line: Lessons for Women Who Want It Their Way in LIfe, in Love, and at Work.

    Mission

    "....to promote economic independence and the growth of women owned businesses....provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises."

    Chief Executive Officer Count Me In New York, New York
  • Cynthia Powell
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    Principal, CP Knowhow LLC. Former Public Relations Director, U.S. News & World Report. Former Peace Corps volunteer, Niger.

    Mission

    "...assists clients in building a public relations presence."

    Principal CP Knowhow LLC Washington, DC
  • Leticia Jauregui
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    Co-Founder and Executive Director, Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales. Consultant, Civil Society and Philanthropy Project, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Recipient: Social Innovation Fellow, StartingBloc; Architect of the Future, Waldzell Institute (Vienna, Austria); Echoing Green Fellow.

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    Executive Director Crea Comunidades de Emprendedores Sociales Mexico City, Mexico
  • Justine Zinkin
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    Chief Executive Officer, Credit Where Credit Is Due. Former Director, Economic Independence Programs, Department of Housing Preservation & Development, City of New York.

    Mission

    "...a [New York] where low-income individuals are informed participants in our economy, realize their potential, and achieve financial mobility and long-term, wealth creation dreams."

    Chief Executive Officer Credit Where Credit Is Due New York, New York
  • Musimbi Kanyoro
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    Director, Population & Reproductive Health Program, David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Former General Secretary, World YWCA. Former Visiting Scholar, Harvard University.
    Member, Board of Director, African Population and Health Research Centre; Realizing Rights; Ethical Globalization Initiative; Legacy Foundation. Former Chair, International Service for Human Rights; Isis- Women’s International Cross Cultural Exchange; World Association of Christian Communication.

    Mission

    "...we invest in innovative people and organizations to improve the lives of children, enable the creative pursuit of science, advance reproductive health, and conserve and restore earth's natural systems."

    Director, Population & Reproductive Health Program David and Lucile Packard Foundation Los Altos, California
  • David Hoffman
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    Principal, David Hoffman & Associates. Former Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Growth Capital. Former Cabinet Member & Commissioner, Department of Community & Regional Affairs, State of Alaska. Chairman, United Network for Investment in Training of Youth. Board Member, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. Board Member, Alaska Municipal Bond Bank.

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    Principal David Hoffman & Associates Anchorage, Alaska
  • Timothy Prestero
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    Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Design that Matters. Board Member, Dimensional Photonics, Inc.

    Mission

    "...create new products that allow social enterprises in developing countries to offer improved services and scale more quickly."

    Chief Executive Officer Design that Matters Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Peter Johnson
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    Partner, Developing World Markets. Former Chair, Board of Director, Pro Mujer International.

    Mission

    "....to making socially positive investments in order to promote sustainable economic and social development on a global scale. We believe that the private sector and capital markets can and should be utilized to create positive economic and social change, and are often the most effective catalysts for doing so."

    Partner Developing World Markets Darien, Connecticut
  • Tory Dietel Hopps
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    Senior Partner, Dietel Partners.

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    Senior Partner Dietel Partners Cumberland, Maine
  • Elizabeth Funk
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    Chief Executive Officer/Founder, Dignity Fund. Co-Founder and Board Member, Unitus Investment Group. Board Member, Board of Directors, Deutsche Bank’s Global Microfinance Consortium Fund. Co-Founder, Silicon Valley Microfinance Network. Founding Chair,MicroPlace. Co-Owner and Chair of the Board, Imperial Parking, Hong Kong. Former Chief Executive Officer, CML Global Capital. Recipient: Female Entrepreneur of the Year, TiE.

    Mission

    "....to bring needed capital to the microfinance industry to fuel the social empowerment of the poor. The provision of “micro” loans and financial services to the entrepreneurial poor to start income-generating small businesses is one of the most significant anti-poverty tools at work in the world today."

    Chief Executive Officer Dignity Fund San Francisco, California
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