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
Syed Babar Ali,
Lahore University
of Management Sciences, Pakistan
Chris Anderson,
The Sapling Foundation
Diana Barrett,
The Fledgling Fund
Carol Bellamy,
World Learning
Seth Berkley,
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative
David Blood,
Generation Investment Management
Louis Boorstin,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Peter L. Briger,
Fortress Investment Group
Tim Brown,
IDEO
Niko Canner,
Katzenbach Partners LLC
Maria Eitel,
Nike Foundation
Jed Emerson,
Generation Foundation, Generation Investment Management
Ashraf Ghani,
Institute of State Effectiveness
Seth Godin,
Author
Peter Goldmark,
Environmental Defense Fund
Allen Grossman,
Harvard Business School
Allen Hammond,
World Resources Institute
Jill Iscol,
IF Hummingbird Foundation
David Keller,
David & Anita Keller Foundation
Charly Kleissner,
KL Felicitas Foundation
Geraldine Laybourne,
Oxygen Media LLC
Susan Meiselas,
Magnum Photographer
Sally Osberg,
Skoll Foundation
Jan Piercy,
ShoreBank Corporation
Amy Robbins,
The Nduna Foundation
Gayle Smith,
Center for American Progress
Daniel R. Toole,
UNICEF
Fareed Zakaria,
Newsweek
Niklas Zennström,
Joost, Atomico
Portfolio Advisory Panel - Housing
Ashok Gupta, Senior Energy Economist, National Resource Defense CouncilAmmar H. Hanafi, Vice President/General Manager, New Business Ventures, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Shahid Hafeez Kardar, Former Minister of Finance, Government of the Punjab
Henry Day Lanier, Community Development Finance Consultant, Forsyth Street Advisors
Cameron Sinclair, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Architecture for Humanity
Portfolio Advisory Panel - Water
Dr. Jennifer Davis, Ford International, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Urban Studies & Planning, MITGanesh Pangare, Technical Director, World Water Institute, Pune, India
Laura Parkin, Executive Director, Wadhwani Foundation
Dr. Isha Ray, Assistant Professor, Energy & Resources Group, University of California at Berkeley
