Head of Impact Investing

Investment Management Professional Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Summary

Mission-driven development and finance professional with 12 years of experience in impact investing, ESG, and sustainability; achieved 3:1 leverage by mobilizing private investments in SMEs and infrastructure in emerging/frontier markets; designed/deployed $1B+ across diverse portfolio (e.g., climate/sustainability, energy, infrastructure, entrepreneurship); led a six-person team on a $3.8M contract for public-private partnership capacity training in The Gambia and a 10-person team on a $1.8M contract for due diligence on trade facilitation/re-engineering of business processes in Tunisia; managed five Minority Business Centers (MBCs) that closed over $6B annually in contracts/capital and created/retained over 26K jobs; maintained network for commercial/alternative sources of capital (VC, angel, family offices); co-founded impact-first ventures (e.g., climate resiliency, ESG engagement, affordable housing) and raised over $2M

Expectations

Diverse team, mission oriented, data driven, impact investing, growth opportunities, opportunity to be an individual contributor and leader (e.g., project and/or people), remote work, open to travel, opportunities to contribute thought leadership, embracing innovation, learning orientation