Brigit Helms
Executive Director @Miller Center For Global Impact
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WORK HISTORY
Executive Director @Miller Center For Global Impact
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
Santa Clara University
B.S., Political Science
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
MA, International Relations
SKILLS
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.
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