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Leif Van Grinsven

Founder

Co-founder and COO at Small Farm Cities

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi, Malawi

FoundedSmall Farm Cities

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Ken ChenaultunlockedLeif: together at NCAA (2019)
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Leif: together at Clinton Global Initiative
Leif: together at Wheaton College

Co-founder and COO at Small Farm Cities

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Pronomos CapitalSan Francisco

Co-founders at Small Farm Cities

JVJon Vandenheuvel
Jon VandenheuvelFounder and CEO

Experience

  1. Small Farm Cities AfricaCo-Founder & COOcurrent2021 — presentLilongwe, Central Region, Malawi, Malawi
  2. Clinton Global InitiativeClinton Global Initiative Fellowcurrent2024 — present
  3. UPsource RwandaFounder2021 — 2022Kigali City, Rwanda
  4. DP WorldProject Manager, E-Commerce Africa2021
  5. World Health OrganizationCOVID-19 Incident Management Support Team (IMST) Emergency Consultant2020Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  6. World Health OrganizationPreparedness, Readiness and Capacity Building Intern2019Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  7. Duke University Sanford School of Public PolicyDuke University Humanitarian Action Fellow2019Geneva Metropolitan Area
  8. Humanitarian Disaster InstituteResearch Assistant2018 — 2019Chicago, IL
  9. NCAAVarsity Athlete2015 — 2019Wheaton, IL
  10. Pakistan Business Community (PBC) - Forman Christian CollegeInstructor and Researcher2018Lahore, Pakistan and Chicago, IL
  11. Samaritan's PurseEvidenced-Based Decision-Making Intern2018Boone, North Carolina, United States
  12. Wheaton CollegeResearch Scholar - Center for Faith, Politics & Economics (FPE)2017Wheaton, IL
  13. Rahab's RopeSocial Enterprise Intern2016Goa, India

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Leadership10Management11Research7Public Speaking9Project Management5

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Leif Van Grinsven?
Co-founder and COO at Small Farm Cities
Where does Leif Van Grinsven work?
Leif Van Grinsven is Co-founder and COO of Small Farm Cities.
What companies did Leif Van Grinsven found?
Leif Van Grinsven founded Small Farm Cities.
Where did Leif Van Grinsven go to school?
Leif Van Grinsven studied at Institute of Development Studies (Masters, Develpoment Studies); Wheaton College (Master's degree, Humanitarian and Disaster Leadership); Wheaton College (Bachelor's degree, Interdisciplinary Studies (Business/Economics & International Relations)).

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Also attended Wheaton College41

David Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundDeborah CarrilloPartner + General Counsel at Menlo VenturesMark SmithExecutive Advisor at TCVSteve ShafferOperating Partner at Volition CapitalMark PhillipsManaging Partner at Tribes VenturesJeff BaxterGeneral Partner & Head of Platform at Tribes Ventures

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Also attended University of Oxford1,657

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index VenturesJan HammerInvestor at Index Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Clinton Global Initiative16

Doug BandVenture Partner at AlleyCorpKhandker AhamedDirector, Innovation Services at New York Life VenturesXavier A. SeguraGeneral Partner at Morgan Creek CapitalNatalie VolpeDirector, Investments at Wollemi CapitalEmma LeavyPrincipal at Gratitude RailroadMatt PetersenChief Executive Officer, President at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

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Also worked at DP World5

Celine ChuaAssociate, Finance at Heliconia CapitalMila LadeiaInvestment Manager (Funds, Brazil) at Yunus Social Business ColombiaRaul SacaSenior Vice President, Global Logistics at Fresh Del Monte ProduceAhmed AloneiziFounder at ShipTagJon VandenheuvelFounder and CEO at Small Farm Cities

Also worked at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy1

Lori CashmanManaging Partner at Visible Ventures

Also worked at NCAA21

Ken ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystBrad CoffeySoftware executive, investor, and board memberVivian LuInvestor at DigitalDx VenturesSarah Stoker EnixProgram Manager at Advance Venture PartnersJay StolkinDeputy General Counsel at Multicoin CapitalJessica GoodwinChief of Staff at Jumpstart Foundry

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