Xavier R. Rolet
Member Board of Directors @Cultivating New Frontiers In Agriculture Cnfa
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WORK HISTORY
Member Board of Directors @Cultivating New Frontiers In Agriculture Cnfa
Washington, DC, US
Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is a non-profit international development organization based in Washington, DC. CNFA\'s mission is to increase and sustain rural incomes in less developed areas of the world by assisting farmers and rural entrepreneurs. CNFA works in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, South and Central Asia, Africa, the Near and Middle East and the Caribbean to improve agricultural economies by strengthening market linkages, building input supply networks, promoting enterprise growth and development, enabling agribusiness financing and improving processing and marketing.CNFA was founded in 1985 by President Ronald Reagan as the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs and was focused on expanding grassroots dialogue on the U.S. stake in global economic growth to include farmers, agribusinesses and small- and medium- size companies.In 1993, CNFA began the Food Systems Restructuring Program, using USAID funds to bring about agricultural reform in the NIS (Post-Soviet states), and sent out its first international volunteers to Russia and Ukraine. Having shifted its focus to promoting international development, the Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs legally changed its name to CNFA in September 2007.
EDUCATION
Harvard University
Senior Research Fellowship
KEDGE Business School
MSc
Columbia Business School
MBA
Institut des hautes études de défense nationale (IHEDN)
Post Graduate Degree - Thesis: “Galileo”
ABOUT XAVIER R. ROLET
Experienced CEO, Chairman, Co-Founder, Entrepreneur, Senior Research Fellow, Senior Advisor, Visiting Professor, Conservationist, Regenerative viticulturist & rancher and volunteer wildlands firefighter. 2017 Harvard Business Review 100 Best CEOs in the World. Demonstrated history of successful turnarounds in the global financial services industry. Skilled in Strategy, M&A, Infrastructure Management, Technology & Innovation, Investor Relations, Securities, Client Relationship Management, Structured Finance, Risk and Investment Management, Geopolitics & Economic Intelligence. Globally connected professional with a post graduate degree in Defense Studies and Economic Intelligence from IHEDN, an MBA in International Finance from Columbia Business School and an MSc in Management Science from Kedge Business School.
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