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Moses Lee
Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan

Moses Lee is an Academic Program Manager and Lecturer at theCenter for Entrepreneurshipat the University of Michigan (UM), where he manages the Social EntrepreneurshipInitiative.He teaches two courses:Social Venture CreationandIntro to Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, Moses supports the curriculum and teaching responsibilities in UM’sMultidisciplinary Design Minor Global Health Design Specialization.

Moses is currently working on UM’sSafe Male Circumcision Project, which received aGates FoundationGrand Challenges Explorations grant. He is developing the feasibility plan for low-cost, mass production/distribution of the medical devices.

Previously,Moses wasa Manager at theWilliam Davidson Instituteandthe Managing Editor ofNextBillion.net, the premier online resource for information on social enterprises in the developing world.
Moses also worked in investment banking at Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank and in financial services at General Motors and Ernst & Young. He graduated with high distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with a BBA and MA. While attending Ross, Moses was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Monroe Street Journal, the business school newspaper. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Follow Moses on Twitter@mosesklee

Articles by Moses Lee

  • Monday
    January 26
    2009

    Moses Lee

    CARE: Making Markets Work for the Poor

    I recently had the chance to work on a case study with Late Lawson, Director of Economic Development for CARE, and Professor Ted London at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. The case study centers on CARE considering how to best incorporate an explicit market-based...

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  • Monday
    December 8
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Talent Management at the BoP: Reflections on Growing Up as an Asian American

    It’s been a while since I last posted an entry on NextBillion.? My apologies to the community.? I have been wrapped up on a number of projects at work.? I’d like to use this post to wrap up the discussion on talent management at the BoP with some personal reflections. ? I was at...

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  • Monday
    November 3
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Capitalism Next Seminar at UC Berkeley

    On November 10th, I have the privilege to sit on a panel at the Hass School of Business at UC Berkeley to discuss base of the pyramid business models with Katie Schmitz from Water Health International and Israel Moreno from CEMEX’s Patrimonio Hoy Program. Sponsored by the Berkeley Net...

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  • Tuesday
    October 28
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Talent Management at the Base of the Pyramid: More than Just the Social

    One of the biggest differences between social ventures and traditional for-profit ventures is that social ventures have an explicit social mission.? This difference can be a significant reason why one person chooses to work for a social venture over a traditional for-profit venture, regardless...

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  • Monday
    October 13
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Talent at the Base of the Pyramid: The Role of the Expat

    The traditional talent support approach for base of the pyramid (BoP) projects has been a sending model: workers/professionals from the developed world are sent by an organization to a developing country to manage a local project. The American Peace Corps was established with the intent of...

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  • Thursday
    September 11
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Talent Challenges for Social Ventures: Skill vs. Will

    Talent management is arguably the greatest challenge today for social ventures trying to scale-up in their overall impact.? I recently spoke with Deepti Doshi, Talent Manager at Acumen Fund on the subject and she commented, “We have realized that recruiting and retaining quality local...

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  • Tuesday
    August 19
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Business Students Can Change the World

    This post is the second in a two part series on how to get involved in the base of the pyramid movement. Part 1 was a personal story of involvement, and Part 2 focuses on the role of students in bringing social transformation.I recently attended the Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN)...

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  • Monday
    July 21
    2008

    Moses Lee

    Getting Involved in the Base of the Pyramid Movement – Part 1, My Story

    I visited the slums of Nairobi in the summer of 2002. I remember being completely overwhelmed by the poor living conditions: large families cramped into little rooms, putrid refuse scattered throughout the neighborhood, young children left seemingly hopeless. I remember thinking to myself, what...

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