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Steve LiapisunlockedLillian: together at Harvard University (2012β2013)
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Lillian: together at Harvard University
Lillian: together at Mercy Corps
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 β present
- Mercy Corps VenturesSenior Impact Advisor2021 β 2023Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Mercy Corps VenturesAdvisor/Program Officer2020 β 2021Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Mercy CorpsGraduate Consultant2019 β 2020Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Kidame MartGraduate Consultant2019Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Innovations for Poverty ActionResearch & Implementation Associate, Precision Agriculture for Development2016 β 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 β 2014Bethesda, Maryland
- Harvard UniversityPeer Advising Fellow2010 β 2013Cambridge, Massachusetts
- NAADS SecretariatIndependent Field Researcher2012Rukungiri, Uganda
- Initiative to End Child Malnutrition (MGH Division of Global Health and Human Rights)Agriculture and Nutrition Intern2011 β 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 CollectionLanguages English Β· French Β· Swahili
- Investment Manager Training β Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
- Measuring Impact for Sustainability β Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)
- Fulbright Scholarship 2014 - 2015 β U.S. Department of State
From Lillian's professional profile.
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).
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Also attended Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy1
Shared employers
Also worked at Mercy Corps13
Justin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesCameron PeakePartner at Restive VenturesAlpen ShethInvestment Partner at Borderless VentureArmelle PatokiFinance Manager at Mercy Corps VenturesScott OnderChief Investment Officer at Mercy Corps VenturesAyah AbulghanamProgram Officer at Mercy Corps Ventures
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Also worked at The Fulbright Program (U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)183
Ken HoweryCo-founder of PayPal and Founders FundBijan SabetPersonal journalTed ChaiAssociate at Scale Venture PartnersLaurence PevsnerPartner, Research at Lux CapitalKristina VulganCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Ferocity CapitalHamlet YousefManaging Partner at IronGate Capital Advisors
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Also worked at DAI7
Deborah FairlambInvestor at Green FlagClaudine EmeottPartner, Impact Fund at Salesforce VenturesRonInvestor at Centre for Local Business Development β entrepreneurship acceleratorsZinhle PhakathiCommunity Engagement Specialist at Founders Factory AfricaAnay ShahGeneral Partner at StepchangeJames MerrillFounder at StokedPlastics
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Also worked at Harvard University423
Nathan BlecharczykCo-founder & CSO of AirbnbRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Nicole GaudelliEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTech
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