Tag: international development
Episode 5: Finding Joy in the Struggle
Originally from Tokyo and now based in Seattle, Yuko Watanabe is a strategy & operations consultant who is passionate about innovative technology that tackles the world’s big problems. She has an MPA from Harvard, along with 13+ years of cross-industry experience serving big tech, startups, government agencies, and nonprofits worldwide, such as Google, Starbucks,…
Episode 3: A Privilege and a Power
Mari Kuraishi is the president of the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, leading the Fund’s efforts to create communities of belonging for the places and institutions that Jessie Ball duPont knew and loved. Prior to joining the Fund, Mari co-founded the groundbreaking crowdfunding philanthropy site GlobalGiving with Dennis Whittle, and served as President until 2018. In…