Brigit Helms

About Brigit Helms

Nearly 30 years experience finding innovative private sector solutions to development problems in over 30 developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America• Strategic leadership, visioning, and strategic planning with multi-cultural teams• Management and operational experience in finance for poor and low-income households and enterprises, business development services, rural development, trade and investment • Technical expertise in investment due diligence, financial management and analysis, technical assistance, economic and financial modeling, and ABC costing• Full range of public speaking, teaching and capacity-building skills using interactive, experiential learning techniques• Policy work on business environment, aid effectiveness and financial inclusion with governments and donors• Extensive government and private sector consulting • Facility with languages: native English speaker; fluent in Spanish; advanced French conversation and reading; and intermediate Italian and Bahasa IndonesiaSpecialties: Strategic consulting on vision and strategy, motivating and buliding teams to deliver, making things happen.

Experience

1. Executive Director

   Miller Center For Global Impact

   Jun 2020 — Present · Santa Clara, CA, US

   Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship has accelerated more than social enterprises since 2003, leveraging our location in the heart of Silicon Valley and our Jesuit ambition to end poverty and protect the planet. These enterprises collectively have improved, transformed, or saved the lives of over 400 million people in 100 countries. We also help transform social ministries to more sustainable social enterprise models and engage Santa Clara University students in field research to support social entrepreneurs.

Education

• Stanford University

  PhD, Economics

  1988 — 1992

• Santa Clara University

  B.S., Political Science

  1979 — 1983

• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  MA, International Relations

  1983 — 1985

Skills

• Capacity Building
• Technical Assistance
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Policy
• Economics
• International Relations
• Latin America
• Private Sector Development
• Social Impact
• Leadership
• Proposal Writing
• Strategic Planning
• Africa
• Analysis
• Management Consulting
• Business Development
• Entrepreneurship
• Value Chain Analysis
• Microfinance
• Grants
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Economic Development
• Public Policy
• Social Entrepreneurship
• International Development
• Business Strategy
• Fundraising
• Governance
• Government
• Policy Analysis
• Rural Development
• Ngos
• Management
• Emerging Markets