Kate Collins

Kate Collins consults for impact investors and nonprofits working in climate change and global development. Prior to consulting Kate was with the Council on Foreign Relations in the US foreign policy and Africa programs. She also worked in food & agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa, including in Malawi where she developed public private partnerships between multinational commodities companies and smallholder farmers for climate resilience. Kate developed a strategy for the reducing working capital costs for the grain industry for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa based in Nairobi. Kate has an MBA from MIT Sloan and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Articles by Kate Collins

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August 26
2021

Kate Collins / Bar Pereg

Building Back Boldly: How Decisive Government Action Can Support Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID-19 Economy

COVID-19 caused a global economic contraction of 3.5% last year, inflicting particular damage on emerging economies and pushing approximately 120 million individuals back into extreme poverty. Consultants Kate Collins and Bar Pereg argue that disruption of this magnitude demands large-scale government investment – not only to address the pandemic's economic damage, but also to support the growth of innovative companies in an economy re-shaped by the crisis. They explore the impacts government interventions can have on entrepreneurship, and the importance of taking an ecosystem-wide approach.

Categories
Coronavirus, Investing

Tags
accelerators, COVID-19, failure, governance, impact investing, vaccines

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Building Back Boldly: How Decisive Government Action Can Support Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID-19 Economy