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Femke Smeets

Investor

Managing Director of Emerging Markets at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Health impact leader with nearly 20 years in business development, health financing and impact management across Africa, Latin America, the US and Europe. Holds a Master's in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam.

Experience

  1. Cross-Border Impact VenturesManaging Director Emerging Marketscurrent2025 — presentAmsterdam Area, Netherlands
  2. FRES (Foundation Rural Energy Services)Non Executive Board Membercurrent2020 — presentAmsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  3. Total Impact CapitalPartner Total Impact Capital, Healthcare lead2020 — 2025Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
  4. Danish Red CrossAdvisory Board Member Humanitarian Health Fund2023 — 2024
  5. PharmAccess FoundationHead of Business Development and fundraising2018 — 2020Amsterdam en omgeving, Nederland
  6. Medical Credit Fund Africa | PharmAccess GroupManager Technical Assistance Facility2014 — 2018
  7. PharmAccess FoundationHealth infrastructure investment & PPP consultant2012 — 2014
  8. NWP (Netherlands Water Partnership)Project Officer2010 — 2011The Hague Area, Netherlands
  9. TravelTraveling Latin America (sabbatical)2011Latin America
  10. Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenPolicy advisor DG Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs2007 — 2010The Hague Area, Netherlands
  11. Ministerie van Buitenlandse ZakenPolicy advisor NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New York mission2008 — 2009Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. INSEADManagement Accelerated Program, Leadership2018
  2. University of AmsterdamMSc, Political Science/ International Relations2005 — 2007
  3. HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (Hogeschool Utrecht)Post graduate journalism2010 — 2011
  4. Tilburg UniversityBachelor, Organizational science2000 — 2001
  5. Hertog jan college ValkenswaardVWO1994 — 2000

Colleagues at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

Annie Theriault
Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Annie Thériault
Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Cyriac Alappat
Principal at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Donna Parr
Managing Partner at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Hamza Kayani
Investment Analyst at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Hannah Sharpe
ESG and Health Impact Associate at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Issy Gordon
Investment Director at Cross-Border Impact Ventures
Juanita Cortés
Chief Financial Officer at Cross-Border Impact Ventures

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Shared employers

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