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Rob Katz

After co-founding NextBillion.net and spending 8-plus years working at the intersection of business and international development, Rob Katz is currently pursuing a MBA at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

 

Prior to Stanford, Rob was Acumen Fund’s Knowledge Manager, leading Acumen’s efforts to understand where markets work –and where they don’t – in terms of solving the problems of poverty. Most recently, he co-authored From Blueprint to Scale: The Case for Philanthropy in Impact Investing(Monitor Group and Acumen Fund, 2012.) In addition to writing reports, he was responsible for applied research and writing efforts across the firm; he also oversaw Acumen’s knowledge management systems.Rob joined Acumen Fund in 2008, managing online communications as well as knowledge before shifting full time into applied research work.

 

Before Acumen Fund, Rob worked with the Markets and Enterprise Program of the World Resources Institute, where he began his career researching, writing and speaking about “base of the pyramid” business approaches to poverty alleviation. At WRI, he co-founded www.NextBillion.net, a web site and blog about enterprise and development, and co-authored The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid (IFC and WRI, 2007).

 

Here at NextBillion, Rob is both a member of our Advisory Board and a contributor to the blog.

 

Rob earned his B.A. in Political Economy from Georgetown University.

 

Follow Rob on Twitter @robertkatz.

 

Articles by Rob Katz

  • Rob Katz

    3 Reasons Why Telcos Shouldn’t Abandon the BoP Just Yet

    Are there really enough profits to make telcos want to focus on the bottom of the pyramid?? A new report, released last Monday by the technology market research firm BDA, suggests the answer is no.Before we consider the case closed, let’s take a closer look.? After all,...

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    Investing
  • Rob Katz

    Job: Senior Portfolio Fellow, Acumen Fund

    Position: Senior Portfolio Fellow Location: New York Organization: Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund, focused on supporting the delivery of critical services ? water, health, housing, energy ? at affordable prices to the four billion people earning less than four...

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    Education
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    academia
  • Rob Katz

    Job: Community Manager, Inveneo

    Position: Community Manager Location: Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA Organization: Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing...

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    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    Job: Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs, Root Capital

    Position: Vice President of Business Development and External AffairsLocation: Cambridge, Massachusetts with travel up to 35 percent of the timeOrganization: Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that provides credit and financial education to grassroots organizations?such as...

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    Education
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    academia
  • Rob Katz

    Job: Agora Partnerships Development Director

    Position: Development Director Location: Washington, DC Organization: Agora Partnerships is a non profit, social mission organization dedicated to providing talented entrepreneurs in developing countries with the tools, networks, and financing necessary to launch successful, socially...

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    Education
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    academia, partnerships
  • Rob Katz

    Engineers for Social Impact Fellowships

    Attention Indian engineering undergrads: the Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) fellowship program has opened its annual recruitment process.? E4SI matches the most talented undergraduate students from fifteen elite Indian engineering schools with partner social enterprises that focus on...

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    Uncategorized
  • Rob Katz

    Job: African Enterprise Development Specialists, CARANA Corporation

    Position: Enterprise Development Specialists Location: Africa (various countries) Organization: CARANA Corporation, a contractor for USAID, designs and directs innovative economic growth strategies to help countries and businesses compete globally, reducing poverty and raising living...

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    Education
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    academia
  • Rob Katz

    Job: Communications and Development Associate, Endeavor

    Position: Communications and Development AssociateLocation: New York, with potential for extensive travelOrganization: Founded in 1997, Endeavor works with High-Impact Entrepreneurs in Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa, and India. High-Impact Entrepreneurs are operating...

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    Education
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    academia
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