Advisors

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Learning from Experts

Acumen Fund’s advisors are a dedicated group of people who drive, challenge, guide and energize our work. This incredible group ranges from financiers to academics to artists; truly reflecting the diversity of this global movement. Their support gives Acumen the intellectual power and emotional energy to redefine the way the world approaches poverty alleviation.

Acumen Fund Advisory Council

The Honorable Bill Bradley, Chair, Acumen Fund Advisory Council
Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC
Margo Alexander, The Alexander Family Foundation
Syed Babar Ali, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Chris Anderson, The Sapling Foundation
Diana Barrett, The Fledgling Fund
Seth Berkley, GAVI Alliance
Angela Glover Blackwell, PolicyLink
Mark Malloch Brown, the United Nations
Tim Brown, IDEO
Niko Canner, Booz & Company
Peter Cain, Ambac Financial Group Inc.
Stuart Davidson, Labrador Ventures
Maria Eitel, Nike Foundation
Katherine Fulton, The Monitor Institute
Ashraf Ghani, Institute of State Effectiveness
Seth Godin, Author
Peter Goldmark, Environmental Defense Fund
Allen Grossman, Harvard Business School
Jill Iscol, IF Hummingbird Foundation
Ahsan Jamil, Aman Foundation
Saj-nicole Joni, Cambridge International Group Ltd.
Nathan Laurell, Infinium Capital Management
Geraldine Laybourne, Oxygen Media LLC
Susan Meiselas, Magnum Photographer
Harriet Mouchly-Weiss, Kreab Gavin Anderson
Catherine S. Muther, Three Guineas Fund
Arif Naqvi, Abraaj Capital
Sally Osberg, Skoll Foundation
Jan Piercy, ShoreBank Corporation
Amy Robbins, The Nduna Foundation
Ram Shriram, Sherpalo Ventures
Kerry Sulkowicz, Boswell Group
Colonel Patrick E. Tierney, US Army
Daniel R. Toole, UNICEF
Fareed Zakaria, TIME
Niklas Zennström, Joost, Atomico