Elizabeth Davidson

About Elizabeth Davidson

Elizabeth Davidson (she/her) has worked across social enterprise, innovation, and impact investing globally for 15 years. Having lived and worked in East Africa for five years, she is particularly knowledgeable and passionate about social innovation across the African continent. In addition to living and working in Kenya and Tanzania and traveling extensively in the developing world, she has managed investments and worked on projects in Rwanda, DRC, Madagascar, Burundi, Togo, Morocco, Cameroon, Brazil, and Samoa. Previously, she worked for Kiva, the World Bank, global NGO Accion, and for a Tanzanian solar energy start-up. She received an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA in International Government and Middle Eastern Studies from William and Mary. She also conducted studies in international relations and development at Institut d\'études politiques in Lyon, France.

Experience

1. Portfolio Manager, Social Investment

   The Kresge Foundation

   Feb 2022 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Manage $400M portfolio of 100+ debt, equity, and guarantee program related investments (PRIs) across Kresge’s strategic programmatic focus • Oversee monitoring, analytics, and operations of impact investing portfolio• Serve as Board Observer for Beam (ed/benefits tech), DirectDerm (health tech)

Education

• Yale School of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2018 — 2020

• Institut d'Études Politiques de Lyon

  International Development

• William & Mary

  Government, Middle Eastern Studies

Skills

• Indesign
• Knowledge Management
• Microfinance
• Strategy
• Sharepoint
• Stata
• Microsoft Office
• Research
• Project Management
• Social Media
• International Development
• Financial Inclusion
• Web Content
• Social Enterprise