Where does Amon Anderson work?

Amon Anderson is Managing Partner at Acumen America.

Where did Amon Anderson go to school?

Amon Anderson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, International Studies).

Amon Anderson

Investor

Managing Partner at Acumen America

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

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497 people in our graph share verified history with Amon — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Clint MyersunlockedAmon: together at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2001–2002)

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About

Co-leads Acumen America. Previously worked on Acumen's Global Portfolio team in New York and led agriculture and water/sanitation investing in East Africa, and earlier worked with Cherokee Investment Partners in Ethiopia.

Experience

Acumen AmericaCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
AcumenAssociate Director2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
Progreso FinancieroGraduate Intern2014Redwood City, CA
NewSchools Venture FundSeed Fund Impact Fellow2014Palo Alto, CA
Acumen FundPortfolio Manager2012 — 2013New York, New York
Acumen FundSenior Associate, Portfolio2011 — 2012Nairobi, Kenya
Acumen FundPortfolio Associate2008 — 2011Nairobi, Kenya
Cherokee Investment PartnersProgram Manager, Cherokee Gives Back Foundation, Ethiopia2007 — 2008Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Emerging Tar Heel LeadersFirst Vice President2005 — 2007
Carolina Entrepreneurial InitiativeDirector, Internship Program2005 — 2007

Skills & more

Venture Capital27Financial Modeling9Private Equity6Emerging Markets13Due Diligence52Valuation6Investments21Entrepreneurship46International Development7Social Entrepreneurship11Sustainable Agriculture1Community Outreach2

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Management ConsultingFinancial AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial StructuringBusiness DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentHedge FundsInvestment BankingEast AfricaStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadership

Languages Amharic · Spanish · Swahili

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Jacqueline Novogratz

Founder & CEO, Acumen at Acumen America

Lily Brown

Associate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America

Maya Makkawi

VP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America

Meaghan Gamboa

Associate, Investments at Acumen America

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amon Anderson?: Co-leads Acumen America. Previously worked on Acumen's Global Portfolio team in New York and led agriculture and water/sanitation investing in East Africa, and earlier worked with Cherokee Investment Partners in Ethiopia.
Where does Amon Anderson work?: Amon Anderson is Managing Partner at Acumen America.
Where did Amon Anderson go to school?: Amon Anderson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, International Studies).

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Shared employers

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Also worked at Progreso Financiero12

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Also worked at NewSchools Venture Fund33

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Also worked at Cherokee Investment Partners3

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