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Durreen Shahnaz
Durreen Shahnaz ... Founder and Executive Director at Impact Investment Shujog ... Singapore ... Financial Services
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Durreen Shahnaz
Founder and Executive Director at Impact Investment Shujog
SingaporeFinancial Services
Current
Impact Investment Shujog, National University of Singapore, LKY School of Public Policy
Previous
Asia City Publishing Group, Readers Digest Asia, Onenest
Education
The Johns Hopkins University
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connections
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ACTIVITY
Durreen Shahnaz is now connected to Peter Burgess, Founder/CEO at TrueValueMetrics, Miguel A. Serrano, Principal at Brahman CM | Fly World Corp. | STATIM Tsunami Shelter System, and 3 other people.
Durreen Shahnaz is now connected to Christen Chen, Corporate Responsibility at J.P. Morgan and Bradley Gendell, Managing Principal at Acclivity Capital Management LLC
Durreen Shahnaz is now connected to Harvey Koh, Building Markets to Benefit the Poor, Ravi Desiraju, Founder & CEO at Time2talk Global Pte Ltd, and 1 other person.
Daniel Shambaugh endorsed the skills and expertise of Durreen Shahnaz Durreen is endorsed for Social Entrepreneurship. Endorse Connections Like Comment 5 days ago Durreen Shahnaz is now connected to Khudabuksh K. Walji, US Attorney & UK Solicitor ~ Int'l Laws, Pvt. Equity & Philanthropy | Houston | Dubai | Singapore | Geneva | DaresSalaam, Hyewon Kong, Global Thematic Equities, Sustainable & Responsible Investment at WHEB Asset Management, and 3 other people. 8 days ago Durreen Shahnaz is now connected to Saif Islam, Director of Service Delivery - North America at Ivar Jacobson International (IJI), Dennis Cheek, Executive Director at National Creativity Network, and 3 other people. 12 days ago SEE MORE BACKGROUND
SUMMARY
I am the Founder and Chairperson of Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) and Founder and Managing Director of Impact Investment Shujog (Shujog). Both IIX and Shujog are Social Enterprises focused on raising investment capital for other Social Enterprises. IIX does it though its 3 capital raising platforms -- Impact Incubator, Impact Partners (private placement platform) and Impact Capital (trading securities of Social Enterprises). Shujog assists in capital raising through its propitiatory impact assessment, research, advocacy and advisory work.
I am also Adjunct Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy where I was full time heading up Social Innovation Program before I started IIX and Shujog.
I worked previously as an investment banker, media executive and social entrepreneur. I founded, ran and sold an online marketplace (Social Enterprise) for ethical and handmade goods called oneNest in New York. On the publishing side, I headed up the Asia operations of Hearst Magazines International, Reader’s Digest Asia, and Asia City Publishing Group. My professional career started with Morgan Stanley (New York), followed by stints at Grameen Bank (Bangladesh), World Bank (Washington, D.C.), and Merrill Lynch (Hong Kong).
I hold a BA from Smith College; an MBA from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania; and an MA from the School for Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. I am also a TED 2010 Fellow and Asia Society Asia 21 Fellow.
Specialties:Social Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise, Media, Finance, Academics, Publishing
EXPERIENCE
Founder and Executive Director Impact Investment Shujog March 2010 – Present (3 years 1 month) Impact Investment Shujog (Shujog) allows Social Enterprises (SEs) the opportunity to raise growth capital by showcasing and amplifying their social impact. In addition, Shujog focuses on research in impact investing space, advocacy and advisory work.
Shujog, a Bengali word for 'opportunity' equips SEs with the tools and knowledge they needs to measure and report their social/environmental impact and build organizational and financial accountability to attract investment capital.
Founder and Chairman Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) January 2009 – Present (4 years 3 months) Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) is the home of Asia's first private and public platforms for Social Enterprises (SEs) to raise capital efficiently. Thorough Impact Partners (a private placement platform, launched in early 2011) and Impact Incubator (SE incubation platform launched in 2012) and Impact Capital (a social stock exchange, planned for 2013) IIX celebrates the social and environmental impact of SEs and provides them access to investment capital. Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX): www.asiaiix.com Impact Partners: www.impactpartners.asiaiix.com
Adjunct Associate Professor National University of Singapore, LKY School of Public Policy 2008 – Present (5 years) Teaching 'Frontiers of Social Innovation', specializing on social entrepreneurship and social innovation. Headed up Social Innovation Program and conducted research on impact assessment.
Managing Director Asia City Publishing Group 2006 – 2008 (2 years) Responsible for overall running of the business.
General Manager Readers Digest Asia 2004 – 2005 (1 year) Responsible for South and South East Asia operation for Readers Digest Asia
Founder and CEO Onenest 1999 – 2004 (5 years) Founded, ran and sold an marketplace for ethical and handmade goods from around the world. oneNest was a social enterprise (before the term was coined).
Vice President Hearst Magazines International 1997 – 1999 (2 years) Ran $40 million dollar Asia operations for Hearst.
Associate/Junior EM Mitchell Madison Group (MMG) 1995 – 1997 (2 years)
Consultant The World Bank 1992 – 1993 (1 year) Worked in East Africa division investigating non-performing portfolios. Also worked with International Finance Corporation in the Corporate Finance Division
Officer Grameen Bank 1991 – 1992 (1 year) Evaluation of non performing branches and worked on the transaction to raise Grameen's first big financing round
Financial Analyst Morgan Stanley 1989 – 1991 (2 years)
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