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
Education
- Harvard UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Environmental Science and Public Policy (Secondary Field: Global Health and Health Policy)2009 — 2013
- Georgetown University McCourt School of Public PolicyMaster of International Development Policy, Development Economics and International Development2018 — 2020
- United States Senate Page SchoolWashington, DC2007 — 2008
- Cabot SchoolHigh School Diploma2005 — 2009
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 · 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
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
Kim Raath
Advisor at Mercy Corps Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lillian Alexander work?
- Lillian Alexander is Director of Impact at Mercy Corps Ventures.
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