Archana Shah
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Archana Shah
Associate Director at The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
Greater New York City AreaNonprofit Organization Management
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Grameen America, Inc., Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan
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New York University
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Associate Director
The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship
January 2014 – Present (1 month)Greater New York City Area
The Helene & Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship was created to serve the nonprofit community and Pace University. Devoted to honing the risk-taking spirit and managerial skills of nonprofit organizations, the center was launched with a pledge from Helene and Grant Wilson, Boston-area entrepreneurs and philanthropists whose philanthropic endeavors convinced them that entrepreneurial management can help social ventures increase their impact.
Grameen America, Inc.Director, Development
Grameen America, Inc.
August 2012 – July 2013 (1 year)Greater New York City Area
Responsible for achieving fundraising goals and engaging sponsors for ongoing and a portfolio of expansion markets. This included leveraging existing key relationships and contacts in existing markets as well as identifying and cultivating a landscape of local philanthropic supporters for expansion markets. Involved in proposal development, grant reporting, and use of Salesforce.
Independently worked on raising the profile of Grameen America's work domestically, by engaging local university and corporate clients in the mission, through presentations/ workshops and guest lectures.
Morgan StanleyExecutive Director
Morgan Stanley
April 2006 – August 2012 (6 years 5 months)
Emerging Market Derivatives
J.P. MorganVice President
J.P. Morgan
1996 – 2006 (10 years)
Derivative sales
Volunteer Experience & Causes
Causes Archana cares about:
Economic Empowerment
Organizations Archana supports:
Venture Philanthropy Fund
Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) International
The New York Women's Foundation
Skills & Expertise
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20Emerging Markets
18Microfinance
10Fundraising
9Social Entrepreneurship
8International...
7Economic Development
4Proposal Writing
4Grants
2Economics
2Entrepreneurship
Archana also knows about...
2Strategic Planning
2Investments
2Nonprofits
1Non-profits
1Financial Modeling
1Philanthropy
1Strategy
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Education
New York University
New York University
Masters, Economic Development
2000 – 2003
Activities and Societies: part-time
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
Bachelors, Finance, French
1990 – 1994
Activities and Societies: Benjamin Franklin Scholar
I.S.T
High School, International Baccalaureate
1980 – 1990
Additional Info
Interests
Microfinance, Cooking, Travel
Organizations
Additional Organizations
Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) New York - Co Chair Equity for Africa, www.equityforafrica.org
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