Michele Kahane interviews Jacqueline Novogratz
Milano and Parsons faculty Michele Kahane interviews Jacqueline Novogratz, the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Sweater, about the state of the world and her new book, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World.
Jacqueline is the CEO and Founder of Acumen, a non-profit global venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. In 2001, Jacqueline founded Acumen with the idea of investing philanthropic patient capital in entrepreneurs seeking to solve the toughest issues of poverty. As a pioneer of impact investing, Acumen and its investments have brought critical services like healthcare, education and clean energy to hundreds of millions of low-income people. After supporting hundreds of entrepreneurs, Jacqueline and her team recognized character as the crucial ingredient for success; in 2020, they launched Acumen Academy to instruct others in global social change. Under Jacqueline’s leadership, Acumen also has launched several for-profit impact funds designed to invest at the intersection of poverty and climate change, and has spun off 60 Decibels, founded on the principle that serving all stakeholders is as important as enriching shareholders.
Introduction by Latha Poonamallee, Associate Professor of Management and Social Innovation & Chair of Management Programs.
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Michele Kahane has more than 25 years of experience in the global business, nonprofit, and philanthropy sectors. Her teaching and professional practice are focused on social entrepreneurship, social innovation, social investment, corporate strategy and social responsibility, and inclusive and sustainable
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Jacqueline has been named one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, one of the 25 Smartest People of the Decade by the Daily Beast, and one of the world’s 100 Greatest Living Business Minds by Forbes, which also honored her with the Forbes 400 Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
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Anna Cho is a community leader, innovator, and knowledge management specialist. She is passionate about empowering managers and leaders to help organizations be more agile and effective through her work at the Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL) at Columbia Law School, where she is the Manager of Operations and Administrative Services. Prior to CPRL, she worked at the University of Southern California (USC) Viterbi Graduate School of Engineering in the field of admissions, academic affairs, student affairs, project management, and mobile app development. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University where she is researching the innovative use of technology in adult learning.
Michael Cusack is a civic leader, labor organizer, and climate justice activist. He is passionate about workers’ rights, public education, and healthcare, having organized with the California Federation of Teachers (CFT) and United Healthcare Workers (SEIU-UHW). He is pursuing a Masters of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University where he is researching democratic governance, leadership structures, and public policy. Through Community Impact at Columbia University, he works as a literacy education team coordinator, teacher trainer, curriculum designer, and TASC (high school equivalency) instructor for the culinary workforce development program for the community in Morningside Heights and Harlem.
Zahra Ahmed is a facilitative leader, social justice advocate, and multidisciplinary artist. She is passionate about cultivating professional learning communities and has experience working in various higher education, PK-12 school, museum, and community settings. Currently, she is pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Adult Learning and Organizational Leadership at Teachers College (TC), Columbia University. She is interested in researching topics of race, equity, diversity, and inclusion in professional development and how we can effectively engage people to have courageous conversations in these areas. As part of her professional practice, she works with teacher education initiatives at both Hunter College of the City of New York (CUNY) and at New York University (NYU).