Old Fellows

Yasmin Venema

Yasmin graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BSC in Economics and a BSC in International Relations and Politics. Prior to joining Impact Amplifier, Yasmin worked as an Analyst on the Global Securitized Products desk at Citigroup where she underwrote and executed over $15bn in ABS bond issuances, and structured over $10bn in secured warehouse […]

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Anna Finizio

Anna is a current MBA candidate at HEC Paris specializing in Sustainability and Disruptive Innovation. She is the current president of the HEC Impact Club, a student-led organization that is responsible for organizing events that empower students to pursue a career with a positive impact on society. Before her MBA, Anna has spent five years

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Patricia Chirwa

Patricia Chirwa holds a masters degree in Applied Economics from the University of Cape Town and is currently enrolled as a PhD student within the School of Economics. Her research focus is on understanding the role of social and psychological dynamics in affecting progress of land reform programmes. Other research interests are in development microeconomics,

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Alex O’Riordan

Alex has a master’s degree in Economics from Stellenbosch University, where he focused on econometric applications of machine learning algorithms to solve development-based problems. He has spent several years in academia and published in a variety of fields including economics, education, psychology, and health research. Alex is passionate about South African economic development and after

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Sandra Makuchete

Sandra has an in-depth understanding of challenges faced by entrepreneurs and SMMEs given her extensive experience in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment “B-BBEE” and Corporate Social Investment “CSI” consulting. She engaged with entrepreneurs/SMMEs, evaluated various SMME programmes, and advised clients on how best to grow and develop their beneficiaries. As part of her MBA programme, Sandra

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Thato Brander

Thato is an entrepreneur based in Sweden, he has strong expertise in technology-based businesses, Intellectual property, Innovation, and business development which he has gained from working in multiple roles. He holds a Masters’s from the Chalmers University of Technology and is passionate about entrepreneurship and technology. Thato is determined to use his knowledge to create

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Vera Awachie

Originally from Nigeria, Vera studied Political Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder and holds a Master’s Degree from University Francisco Vitoria and an MBA from IE Business School. Vera is passionate about impact investing and socioeconomic development, she has over 11 years of business development experience with social enterprises. ‍

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Lorryn Williams

Lorryn has been working in the social science research field for the past 7 years. Her previous research experience lies in the higher education sector, financial services sector as well as the South African non-profit sector.Lorryn has been working in the social science research field for the past 7 years.  Her previous research  experience lies

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Mila Methvin

Mila is a sophomore at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is an interdisciplinary artist and is passionate about the implementation of creative thinking in day to day interactions.

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