John Meyers

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About John Meyers

Specialist: Impact/blended finance; private sector engagement, and public-private partnerships. 20+ years in leadership positions scaling impact through development assistance, impact investing, philanthropy, and local partners. Senior Advisor, Impact Power, Ltd, Supporting project development and expansion for one of Africa's largest solar/renewable energy providers. Senior Advisor, Impact Finance/PSE, USAID Uganda Health Activity (Panagora Group) to support impact/social investor platform in Uganda. Boards: Board President: Impact Capital Forum; 2016-2020, 2022 - 2023 Executive Cmte: Community Foundation for St. Vincent and the Grenadines Advisory Board: Impact Hub Metro NYC Former: Managing Director - North America, Swisscontact, a Swiss-based NGO ($100M+ Annual Revenue) active in 35+ emerging market countries. Public Engagements- Moderator: Fireside Chat with Martin Whittaker, CEO, JUST Capital; Moderator: Fireside Chat with David Bohigian, acting President and CEO, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC): A New Era in US Development Finance: The $100bn Multiplier - Opportunity Collaboration: Sustainable Agriculture (Affinity Group, Lead)- Opal Group/Newport: Philanthropy and Its Role in the Family Office - Sustainability Investment Leadership Conference: Supply Chain Assurance - UN Commission on Social Development: Increasing Transparency in the Fashion Industry - Kota Alliance: Impact Investing in Women - Concordia Annual Summit: Strategic Dialogue on "Millions to Trillions: Scaling Investment for Impact- UN High Level Political Forum: Sustainable Fashion/Supply Chains Article:"Impact Investing and SDGs: Call for Innovative Capital Flows” Other engagements- Selection Committee: Canvas Artisans Fellowship Program (former Board, Creative Learning)- Steering Committee: IDEATHON (Organized by RTI/Global Center for Youth Employment)- Speaker: Mobilization of Additional Resources for the SDGs. With UAE Minister of Intl Cooperation and Development, Swiss Amb to the UN, Head, OECD DAC- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC): US Delegation. Human Resource Development Working Group. USA Representative: Capacity Building Network