Timothy Nourse
President & CEO @Making Cents International
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WORK HISTORY
President & CEO @Making Cents International
Washington, DC, US
Making Cents International is a woman-owned small business and social enterprise that fosters human potential and advances economic opportunity. Making Cents provides services to bi and multi-lateral funders, private-sector companies, foundations, and other international donors in youth development; agriculture, food security, and nutrition; entrepreneurship and enterprise development; workforce development; financial inclusion; and monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning. My role as Making Cents\' President & CEO and Co-Owner is to provide the overall vision, technical direction, leadership, and management of the company and to oversee its Technical Services, Operations, Finance, and Business Development divisions. This includes leading the development of company-wide, long-term strategic and annual operational plans and budgets; supervising an average of 15 concurrent prime contracts and subcontracts funded by various public and private clients; coordinating with clients and partners on all technical, financial, and administrative matters; and advancing company’s goals by cultivating relationships with new clients and partners and by representing Making Cents at global industry events. I also advise our financial inclusion portfolio and guide Making Cents’ Youth Economic Opportunities (YEO) Network, providing thought leadership for the annual Global Youth Economic Opportunity Summit, periodic in-person and virtual learning events, and related publications.
EDUCATION
University of Chicago
BA, American History
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
MA, International Economics
SKILLS
ABOUT TIMOTHY NOURSE
Mr. Nourse is an experienced senior leader who has worked to improve economic opportunities for marginalized populations in developing country and post-conflict contexts for the last twenty-five years. He has designed and implemented youth development projects that increase young people\'s ability to start and grow businesses, or find and retain meaningful work; led successful financial inclusion programs for underserved clients such as youth, women, refugees and migrants with NGOs, credit unions, banks, and finance companies through product refinements, digital identity development and operational improvements; and developed integrated enterprise and financial services programs for a range of marginalized groups. His management experience includes leading a consulting company, managing microfinance institutions, and serving as chief of party or project director for large USAID initiatives in Afghanistan and the West Bank and Gaza. He has supported multiple country programs and projects, facilitating cross-program learning and implementation of quality standards. Mr. Nourse is a qualified trainer who has led workshops on inclusive financial services, youth development, enterprise development, and planning topics. He has worked in Senegal, Egypt, Morocco, Jamaica, Philippines, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Jordan, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Croatia as well as countries affected by conflict such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Guinea, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, and the West Bank and Gaza.
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