Chief Partnerships OfficerAcumen
Yasmina Zaidman is the Chief Partnerships Officer at Acumen, which works to change the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. She leads its work to engage with corporate partners and institutions that share Acumen’s commitment to tackling poverty. She also spearheaded Acumen’s gender integration work and co-authored the report Women and Social Enterprises: How Gender Integration can Boost Entrepreneurial Solutions to Poverty. She initiated the $22 million Pioneer Energy Investing Initiative with corporate, government and foundation partners.
Ms. Zaidman has worked in international development, corporate sustainability and social entrepreneurship for twenty-five years. She is on the board of Cacao de Colombia, a sustainable cocoa enterprise based in Colombia, and KadAfrica, a social enterprise in Uganda that supports women’s livelihoods. She received a BA from Vassar and her MBA from Stanford.
Clean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryLivelihoodsPost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsYouth Job Skills
Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, North America, South America, West and Central Africa