Jacqueline Novogratz

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Jacqueline Novogratz
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Born (1961-03-15) March 15, 1961 (age 63)
US
Alma mater University of Virginia
Stanford Graduate School of Business
OccupationBusinesswoman
Known forFounder and CEO, Acumen
Spouse Chris Anderson
Relatives Bob Novogratz (father)
Michael Novogratz (brother)
Robert Novogratz (brother)
Wolfgang Novogratz (nephew)

Jacqueline Novogratz (born 1961) is an American entrepreneur and author. She is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a nonprofit global venture capital fund whose goal is to use entrepreneurial approaches to address global poverty. [1]

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Early life

Novogratz was born in 1961 [2] in the US, the eldest of seven children. [3] Her father was a career officer and major in the U.S. Army, and her mother, Barbara, ran an antiques business. [4]

She attended Fort Hunt High School in Alexandria, Virginia, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, where she studied economics and international relations. [3] She earned an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. [3]

Career

Novogratz started her career at Chase Manhattan Bank in 1983, [3] as an international credit analyst. After three years, she left banking to explore how to make a difference in the world.

She worked throughout Africa as a consultant for the World Bank and for UNICEF. As a UNICEF consultant in Rwanda in the late 1980s, she helped found Duterimbere, a microfinance institution.

Novogratz founded and directed The Philanthropy Workshop and The Next Generation Leadership programs at the Rockefeller Foundation before founding Acumen in 2001. [5] Acumen invests patient capital in businesses that provide critical goods and services to people living in poverty. It estimates that it has impacted more than 260 million people through its investments. [6] Novogratz oversaw the development of Acumen's Fellowship program, which develop leaders for the social sector. [7]

Novogratz serves on the Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, [8] and UNICEF. She also serves on the Aspen Institute board of trustees, the Pakistan Business Council Centre of Excellence in Responsible Business (CERB)], is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, [9] and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. [10] Hillary Clinton, as Secretary of State, appointed Novogratz to the State Department's Foreign Affairs Policy Board. [11]

The Blue Sweater

In 2009, Novogratz published The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World. [12] The book is a firsthand account of her journey from international banker to social entrepreneur and founder of Acumen.[ citation needed ]

The title of her book, The Blue Sweater, refers to an encounter she had in Kigali, Rwanda. Novogratz spotted a boy wearing a blue sweater. She recognized it as a sweater she had owned and given to Goodwill a decade earlier; it was hers, with her name on the tag. The encounter was an epiphany for Novogratz; her sense of the interconnectedness of our world has continued to influence her current work. [7]

Personal life

Novogratz is married to Chris Anderson, the owner of TED Talks. [13] [14]

Her brothers include Michael Novogratz and Robert Novogratz.

Awards

Honorary degrees

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