Where did Lillian Alexander go to school?

Lillian Alexander studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science and Public Policy (Secondary Field: Global Health and Health Policy)); Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy (Master of International Development Policy, Development Economics and International Development); United States Senate Page School (Washington, DC).

Lillian Alexander

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Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures

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About

Lillian Alexander is Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures. She has 15 years of experience across impact evaluation, impact investing, and social innovation, and has worked with teams across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, including in Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, and Malaysia.

Experience

Mercy Corps VenturesDirector of Impactcurrent2023 — present
Mercy Corps VenturesSenior Impact Advisor2021 — 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mercy Corps VenturesAdvisor/Program Officer2020 — 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Mercy CorpsGraduate Consultant2019 — 2020Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Kidame MartGraduate Consultant2019Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Innovations for Poverty ActionResearch & Implementation Associate, Precision Agriculture for Development2016 — 2018Busia, Kenya
The Fulbright Program (U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)English Teaching Assistant2015Sabah, Malaysia
DAILogistics Coordinator (SERVIR Program Demand Activity)2013 — 2014Bethesda, Maryland
Harvard UniversityPeer Advising Fellow2010 — 2013Cambridge, Massachusetts
NAADS SecretariatIndependent Field Researcher2012Rukungiri, Uganda
Initiative to End Child Malnutrition (MGH Division of Global Health and Human Rights)Agriculture and Nutrition Intern2011 — 2012Rukungiri, Uganda

Skills & more

WritingLeadership3Interpersonal SkillsTeamworkCommunicationTeam ManagementMicrosoft Office3Stata2PowerPoint1Oracle E-Business SuiteSalesforceImpact Evaluation

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Social EntrepreneurshipInternational DevelopmentInternational LogisticsBudget MonitoringResearchGrant WritingEditingGovernment ProcurementIndependent ResearchCommunity OutreachData AnalysisData Collection

Languages English · French · Swahili

Investment Manager Training — Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Measuring Impact for Sustainability — Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
Fulbright Scholarship 2014 - 2015 — U.S. Department of State

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Colleagues at Mercy Corps Ventures

Alpen Sheth

Investment Partner at Borderless Venture

Armelle Patoki

Finance Manager at Mercy Corps Ventures

Ayah Abulghanam

Program Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures

Dave Kim

Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures

Ellen Maginnis

Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures

Eugene Gikonyo

Investment Principal at Mercy Corps Ventures

Gabby Culver

Partnerships & Business Development at Mercy Corps Ventures

Maria Paula Gomez

Climate Venture Lab Lead at Mercy Corps Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lillian Alexander?: Lillian Alexander is Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures. She has 15 years of experience across impact evaluation, impact investing, and social innovation, and has worked with teams across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, including in Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, and Malaysia.
Where does Lillian Alexander work?: Lillian Alexander is Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures.
Where did Lillian Alexander go to school?: Lillian Alexander studied at Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science and Public Policy (Secondary Field: Global Health and Health Policy)); Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy (Master of International Development Policy, Development Economics and International Development); United States Senate Page School (Washington, DC).