International cross-sector executive with a proven track record for successfully launching companies in emerging markets by strategically linking business and civil society to profit community and the bottom line.
INTERNATIONAL MARKET ENTRY SUCCESS STORIES INCLUDE:
• Led Subway's market entry into Hungary
• Managed Libri's expansion into Romania
• Advised Starbucks on their Central and Eastern European expansion
• Consulted IKEA on their market entry into Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia
CROSS-SECTOR SUCCESS STORIES INCLUDE:
• Developed shared value methodology that directly accounted for a 47.6% increase in Y2Y revenue and provided quantifiable social impact on literacy and transparency
• Initiated the Shared Value Action Learning Project (SVALP) for Maastricht School of Management Romania and The Netherlands
• Founded The Center for Shared Value and Social Impact within Maastricht School of Management Romania
SPECIALTIES: shared value, corporate social responsibility, corporate philanthropy, social impact assessment and improvement, social sector engagement, nonprofit management, nonprofit organizations, social entrepreneurship, philanthropic strategy, international business expansion and market entry, negotiation, team management, and smiling :