Wesley Furrow
Innovation Manager
- Role
- Innovation Manager at Generation Unlimited
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wesley Furrow
Passionate About Helping Youth Around the World Reach Their Potential | Current…
Experience
Innovation Manager
Jan 2020 — Present · New York, NY, US
Generation Unlimited (GenU) is a global multi-sector partnership to meet the urgent need for expanded education, training and employment opportunities for young people, aged 10 to 24, on an unprecedented scale. GenU’s partnership goal is that by 2030 every young person aged 10-24 is in some form of education, employment or training.GenU has defined 11 Global Breakthroughs that can harness the power of major new trends to create transformational change for young people: Digital Connectivity; Job-Matching; Green Economy; Remedial Learning; Remote Learning and Work; Smart Cities; Mental Health; Instant Translation; Portable Certifications; Data and Measurement; and, Innovative Financing-Responsible for identifying and bringing together pioneers and experts in each of the Global Breakthrough areas to better understand what stands in the way of faster progress and developing business plans to address these barriers-Responsible for creating public-private partnerships at the global and local levels to accelerate progress in the Global Breakthrough areas over a 2-3 year time horizon
Education
Dalhousie University
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
2007 — 2009
St. Thomas University (CA)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2003 — 2007
Skills
- Cost Reduction Planning
- Leadership
- Strategic Consulting
- Management Consulting
- Business Analysis
- Business Strategy
- Program Management
- Strategy
- Business Process Improvement
- Strategic Planning
- Project Management
- Business Transformation
- Change Management
- Consulting
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