PARTNER
Jared Penner
Jared has spent twenty years working at the intersection of development finance, social impact, and programme management across more than twenty countries. His career began with the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) in Mozambique, where he coordinated integrated education and microfinance programmes for local financial institutions working with communities affected by HIV/AIDS. He went on to manage youth project in Afghanistan, before spending nearly a decade at Child and Youth Finance International in Amsterdam, where he led global engagement with multilateral agencies including UNICEF, UNESCO, the ILO, and the European Commission. As an independent consultant, he has assisted many NGOs with programme design and business development. Most recently, he worked as the Social Impact Project Associate for the Challenge Fund for Youth Employment.
This work in structuring programmes that connect capital to measurable social outcomes was the direct precursor to Impact Integration. The focus now is on e-waste processing in the Global South, where the environmental stakes are high, the social complexity is significant, and the financing mechanisms are still being invented.
Jared holds a Master's degree in Political Science and Development Studies from Carleton University, Canada, and is based in Amsterdam.