As we have mentioned in previous posts, we have spent the last several months in an intensive search for the best and brightest young professionals to make up our first cohort of Acumen Fund Fellows. After reviewing applications from some 600 candidates from 52 countries (and talking to many of them), we are extremely pleased to announce our eight 2006 Fellows, who will be starting with us in September:
- Ayeleen Ajanee
- Eric Berkowitz
- Adrien Couton
- David Lehr
- Fabrice Ndjodo
- Keely Stevenson
- Nadaa Taiyab
- Jocelyn Wyatt
Over the next few weeks, we will be posting more information on each Fellow, so you can get to know them. And once the Fellows Program begins this fall, you can expect to see posts from each of them individually with observations and insights from their work with our investments.
Acumen Fund’s goal in creating the Fellows Program was to build an entrepreneurial bench of talented individuals for the social enterprise sector. We believe this cohort comprises some of the world’s next generation of leaders, who have the skills and imagination to effect real change. Again, we are delighted to be announcing this cohort of extraordinary individuals, and we will continue to keep you informed of their progress.
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