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Maia Gedde

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Senior Technical Lead, Entrepreneurship, Save the Children UK at Save the Children Global Ventures

United Kingdom

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Maia: together at Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)

About

Senior technical lead shaping the Generation Empowerment Fund's technical assistance offering; previously Head of Development at The Human Edge with entrepreneurship experience in Rwanda and Burundi.

Experience

  1. Save the Children UKSenior Technical Lead - Entrepreneurshipcurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Save the Children Global VenturesSenior Technical Lead - Entrepreneurshipcurrent2024 — presentCity Of Bristol
  3. The Human EdgeHead Of Development2018 — 2024Finestrat
  4. CasaKeza and Inzora Rooftop CafeFounder2015 — 2018Kigali
  5. SparkCountry Manager2014 — 2016Burundi and Rwanda
  6. SparkProject Manager2013 — 2014Burundi and Rwanda
  7. Taylor & Francis GroupFreelance Writer2012 — 2015
  8. IOM - UN MigrationConsultant2011 — 2012Kigali City, Rwanda
  9. SURVIVORS FUND (SURF)Programme Manager2010 — 2011Kigali City, Rwanda
  10. Oxford University PressFreelance Writer2009 — 2011
  11. Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)Programme Manager2004 — 2009
  12. Department for Trade and Industry (DTI)Member of Secretariat2002 — 2003London Area, United Kingdom
  13. Department for International Development (DFID)Programme Assistant2002
  14. CitiCredit Analyst2001 — 2002Sydney, NSW

Skills & more

Business StrategyBusiness DevelopmentSmall BusinessEntrepreneurship DevelopmentInternational Development29Program Management20Research7Editing5Qualitative Research5Community Development13NGOs16Training5
+10 moreProject PlanningProposal WritingPublic SpeakingCapacity BuildingStaff DevelopmentStrategyCommunity OutreachInternational RelationsNon-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)Nonprofits

From Maia's professional profile.

Colleagues at Save the Children Global Ventures

Aadit Devanand
Director, Innovative Finance at Save the Children Global Ventures
Adityendra Kumar
Managing Director, Generation Empowerment Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures
Amanda Cosby
Chief Operating Officer at Save the Children Global Ventures
Anna von Griesheim
Head of Impact, Innovation and Investment at Save the Children Global Ventures
Beatriz Belmont
Consultant, Head of Innovative Finance and Partnerships, Save the Children International at Save the Children Global Ventures
Begoña Ortíz
Senior Consultant, Head of Innovative Finance and Partnerships, Save the Children International at Save the Children Global Ventures
Eve Kerubo
Head of the Children's Impact Multiplier Fund at Save the Children Global Ventures
Felicitas Gutierrez
Enterprise and Innovative Finance Associate, Save the Children UK at Save the Children Global Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Maia Gedde?
Senior technical lead shaping the Generation Empowerment Fund's technical assistance offering; previously Head of Development at The Human Edge with entrepreneurship experience in Rwanda and Burundi.
Where does Maia Gedde work?
Maia Gedde is Senior Technical Lead, Entrepreneurship, Save the Children UK at Save the Children Global Ventures.
Where did Maia Gedde go to school?
Maia Gedde studied at University of Oxford (Master's degree, Biological Sciences); The University of Manchester (Diploma in Public Health, Public Health); Uppsala University (Master's degree, International Development).

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