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Profile Information
- Source of my passion about the power of business to fight poverty
- I am an entrepreneur, I am a social entrepreneur, I work for a company, I am just interested
- Industry:
- Cleantech, Water
- About my work:
- I am a consultant to startups in the Cleantech, Clean Water, Life Sciences and Global Public Health spaces, generally acting as a combination of COO, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Strategy Officer. Formerly, I worked as a venture investor, a bioscientist, and with McKinsey as a strategy consultant. I have also worked for the IFC/World Bank in their Life Sciences Investment group and for the UNDP's Private Sector Division focusing on BOP investment opportunities. I also work with various initiatives to stimulate entrepreneurship in the cleantech and sustainability spaces, including efforts at NASA to promote new solutions to water access issues. Currently, I have I am seeking opportunities to help tech-based social ventures get launched.
- Interested in:
- Professional Contacts, Potential Partners, Learning about work in the field, Sharing resources, New ventures, Expertise requests, Career Opportunities, Potential Clients, Potential Investors
- Topics on my radar:
- Renewable Energies, Water, Global Public Health innovations, Venture Investing, Agriculture, Africa, SMEs, pro-poor business investments
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Thanks, Rey Ramirez, PhD
Thank you for your message! I would be very much interested to talk to you. We could talk on Sunday or at some time next week. What suits you best? If you give me your mail address, I will send you our business plan so you could read about our ideas before we talk.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christian
Are you interested in "Social Venture Capital" ? We are looking for investors who would like to help us found a new company! If you are interested, please contact me at Christian.Heyner@gmx.net so that I can send you more information.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Christian
Would you be intersted in rural elctrification project through biofuel in an african country? I am looking for possible partners where rural people play the central role in the venture .
Thank you ,
Girma Mitiku
Addis Abeba , Ethiopia