Martine Y. Polycarpe

About Martine Y. Polycarpe

Mission-driven leader with 15+ years of experience advancing strategy and execution across philanthropy, global health, and social impact institutions. Aligns programs, operations, partnerships, and governance to translate vision into measurable impact in complex environments.Increasingly focused on how philanthropy can deploy capital beyond traditional grantmaking, including catalytic and blended approaches that accelerate meaningful systems change.Working knowledge of French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole.

Experience

1. the Milken Institute Center for Strategic Philanthropy

   Milken Institute

   Jan 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Strategic Innovation & Initiatives* Contributed to the design and execution of events and initiatives across science philanthropy, innovation prizes, and corporate philanthropy in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.* Led the design of the Milken-Motsepe Prize in FinTech, within the Environment and Social Innovation portfolio - pitch competition in Abu Dhabi.* Supported the Science Philanthropy Accelerator for Research and Collaboration (SPARC), including Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD²), contributing to initiative planning and coordination.*Applied principles from Learning Health Systems science to support initiative design with built-in learning, feedback loops, and adaptation across research and implementation contexts.*Worked with internal teams and external partners to support alignment across strategy, operating models, and governance considerations during initiative development and launch.

Education

• Loma Linda University

  Master of Public Health (MPH)

• Southern Adventist University

  Bachelor of Science

Skills

• Teaching
• Public Speaking
• Strategy
• Finance
• Budgeting
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Microsoft Office
• Economic Development
• Proposal Writing
• Management
• Program Development
• Team Building
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Ngos
• International Relations
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Research
• Fundraising
• Program Evaluation
• Humanitarian Assistance
• Social Media
• International Development
• Event Planning
• Policy Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Organizational Development
• Coaching
• Staff Development
• Humanitarian
• Grants
• Public Relations
• Health Coach
• Global Health
• Public Policy
• Policy
• Editing