Jacqueline Novogratz

Novogratz is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Acumen, a non-profit global venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. Prior to Acumen, she founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation. She also co-founded Duterimbere, a micro-finance institution in Rwanda. She began her career in international banking with Chase Manhattan Bank. She currently sits on the advisory boards of Sonen Capital and the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative. Novogratz serves on the Aspen Institute Board of Trustees and the board of IDEO.org, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council for Sustainable Development.