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  • Ben Mangan
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    Chief Executive Officer and Founder, EARN. Member, Board of Directors, San Francisco Private Industry Council. Former Midwest Practice Leader, Public Private Development Group, Ernst & Young. Recipient: Fast Company Magazine/Monitor Group Social Capitalist of the Year Award.

    Mission

    "...to breaks the cycle of poverty by matching the savings of low-wage workers and helping them invest in assets that build wealth, creating a cycle of prosperity across generations."

    Chief Executive Officer EARN San Francisco, California
  • Harold Rosen
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    Executive Director, Grassroots Business Fund.

    Mission

    "...to build and support high-impact enterprises that provide sustainable economic opportunities to thousands of people at the base of the economic pyramid. GBF provides these organizations with appropriate financing and targeted technical assistance to enable them to become catalysts for economic growth and social enhancement among the poor in the developing world."

    Executive Director Grassroots Business Fund Washington, DC
  • T.J. Cook
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    Chief Strategy Officer, HiDef Web Solutions.

    Mission

    "...integrity and compassion produces innovative solutions for great causes. We specialize in the complex problems by putting the user experience first and implementing the latest in technology and services to produce cost-effective solutions that deliver results."

    Chief Strategy Officer HiDef Web Solutions Boulder, Colorado
  • 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
  • Tim Wade
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    Independent Consultant.

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    Independent Consultant Seattle, Washington
  • Philip DeVol
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    Consultant, aha! Process, Inc. Author, Getting Ahead; Bridges Out of Poverty; Bridges to Sustainable Communities; Economic Class in America.

    Mission

    "...to build high-achieving schools and prosperous communities."

    Consultant aha! Process, Inc. Highlands, Texas
  • Lisa Nash
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    Chief Executive Officer, Blue Planet Network.

    Mission

    "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
  • Adam Weinberg
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    President and Chief Executive Officer, World Learning. Former Vice President and Dean of the College, Colgate University. Taskforce Member, Presidential Council on Sustainable Development.

    Mission

    "...to foster global citizenship by connecting young ambassadors across cultural differences and social barriers."

    Chief Executive Officer World Learning Brattleboro, Vermont
  • 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.

    Mission

    "...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
  • Beth Cohen
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    Director, Global Philanthropists Circle, Synergos. Former Senior Program Manager, Catholic Relief Services, Peru. Former Change Management Consultant, Andersen Consulting.

    Mission

    "...a global effort to create sustainable social progress by forging collaborations that transcend traditional social boundaries. The program brings together people and institutions in government, business, nonprofits and local communities most affected by poverty and social injustice."

    Director, Global Philanthropists Circle Synergos 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
  • Jason Spindler
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    Founding Partner and Managing Director, I-DEV International. Former Analyst, Citigroup/ Salomon Smith Barney. Peace Corps Volunteer, Peru. Recipient: Fellow, Catherine Reynolds Program for Innovation In Social Entrepreneurship; Fellow, Helton Global Human Rights .

    Mission

    "We envision a world that no longer needs international assistance. Where communities in developing countries have the skills, resources, and capabilities to compete, independently, in the global marketplace, and thus control their own futures. I-Dev’s mission, to improve the standard of living & empower local communities through sustainable, market-based development, is guided by that vision."

    Managing Director I-DEV International Lima, Peru & New York, New York
  • Mike Del Ponte
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    Chief Executive Officer, Sparkseed.

    Mission

    "I am passionate about harnessing the passion, talent, and innovation of young social entrepreneurs. I am a resource for student innovators who need mentoring, training, pro-bono services, and seed money. I am a resource for foundations and investors who want innovative new social ventures."

    Chief Executive Officer Sparkseed San Francisco, California
  • 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
  • Jessamyn Lau
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    Program Leader, Peery Foundation.

    Mission

    "... to strengthen youth and families to build lives of dignity and self-reliance and invest in social entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and around the world. The Peery Foundation focuses its philanthropy on investing in innovative and, often, market based approaches to issues of poverty and youth empowerment."

    Program Leader Peery Foundation Palo Alto, 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
  • David Leventhal
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    Principal, Playa Viva Group. Co-founder , Dexterra, Inc. Co-Founder, Rainforest2Reef.

    Mission

     "...to provide an environment that will broaden your perspective, open your heart and remind you of the interconnection between all living things. Playa Viva is committed to preserving the cultures, traditions, communities, species and habitats that make this planet worth exploring."

    Principal Playa Viva Group Juluchuca, Mexico
  • Ken Widmann
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    Principal, Ken Widmann Consulting. Mediator, City of Davis, California. Former Managing Editor, Yoursphere Media. Co-Author, Sports Off-Center.

    Director, Communications, Opportunity Collaboration.

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    Writer/Editor Ken Widmann Consulting Davis, California
  • Emily Guegbeh Peal
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    Chief Executive Officer, Foundation for Women/Liberia. Recipient: African Students Association, World Bank Scholar.

    Mission

    "...serves impoverished women locally and globally by funding and creating microcredit programs."

    Chief Executive Officer Foundation for Women/Liberia Monrovia, Liberia
  • Susan Plimpton
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    Chair, Board of Directors, Minnesota International Center. Trustee, Freedom from Hunger and Minnesota Medical Foundation. Former Chair, Board of Directors, World Learning.

    Mission

    "....to provide rich and varied opportunities for individuals from Minnesota and around the world to serve as citizen diplomats and to gain a deeper understanding of their place in the world community.'

    Chair, Board of Directors Minnesota International Center Minneapolis, Minnesota
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"The mother of all networking opportunities for social entrepreneurs engaged in community-based anti-poverty efforts. The concentration of quality small to mid-size nonprofits, thought leaders and funders committed to this approach was quite remarkable."

Curtis Chang, Chief Executive Officer, Consulting Within Reach (San Jose, CA)

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