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Leif Van Grinsven

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Co-founder and COO at Small Farm Cities

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi, Malawi

FoundedSmall Farm Cities

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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

Skills & more

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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Institute of Development Studies mafia2

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Dipanwita DasMAFounded Sorcero

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Shared employers

Also worked at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy1

Lori CashmanManaging Partner at Visible Ventures