Dianne Calvi

Biography

Dianne Calvi joined Village Enterprise as president and CEO in 2010. Since joining Village Enterprise, Dianne has grown the size and the depth of the organization’s impact by developing strategic partnerships, innovations and technology, rigorous evidence of impact, and an exemplary African team. She has led the organization’s expansion in multiple countries in Africa, launched the first development impact bond for poverty alleviation, and completed a randomized control trial with Innovations for Poverty Action. During her tenure, the organization reached the significant milestone of one million people lifted out of poverty and has been recognized for excellence by Charity Navigator, Guidestar, The Life You Can Save, The Drucker Institute, Million Lives Club, and The Rockefeller Foundation. Dianne is a member of the board of directors of InterAction, the largest alliance of international NGOs, and has served on several nonprofit boards. She has written articles for The Hill, Huffington Post, Next Billion, World Bank, and international development blogs and has been featured in the NY Times, NPR, and in other international publications.

Prior to joining Village Enterprise, Dianne served for five years as President of Bring Me A Book Foundation, a literacy nonprofit. She brings business acumen, marketing and technology expertise to the nonprofit sector from her 13 years of experience working for Microsoft and Xerox Corporation. She graduated with a BA in political science from Stanford University and an MBA from Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship. She is fluent in Italian, conversant in Spanish, and is learning some French and Kiswahili.