Managing Director, Portfolio ImpactThe Audacious Project
Lucien is the Managing Director for the Portfolio Impact team at the Audacious Project. In
this role, Lucien ensures that Audacious finalists are thoroughly prepared for investment
and that funded projects receive the support they need to achieve their intended impact. Prior to Audacious, Lucien was a Managing Director on the Portfolio and Investment team at the Skoll Foundation. There he led Skoll’s investment practice, including the Skoll Awards
for Social Entrepreneurship program. During his tenure, he directly led investments for a
$40M portfolio spanning five continents and multiple sectors, including climate, health,
smallholder agriculture, human rights, education, and employment. Before Skoll, Lucien spent over twelve years at Gap Inc. with the majority of his time at the Gap Foundation leading grantmaking, strategy and signature initiatives. A Bay Area native, Lucien received a B.B.A. in Business Administration from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsOcean EcosystemsPeacePeace and Human RightsPost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
