Marcela Escobari - The Courage to Develop the World - Zermatt Summit 2014
Channel: Zermatt Summit Foundation
Date: 2014-07-10

Inspiring  keynote: the courage to develop the world
Talk by Marcela Escobari, Executive Director, Harvard University's Center for International Development.
Marcela Escobari is the Executive Director of Harvard's Center for International Development, a university-wide center that develops and disseminates breakthrough strategies for growth and prosperity in developing countries. She has two decades of experience in economic development. Before joining CID, Marcela led the Americas region and served on the Executive Committee of the OTF Group, a strategy consulting firm that advises private and public sector leaders on how to improve export competitiveness. Marcela serves on the board of Root Capital, an organization financing rural development. She is a co-author of the book In the River They Swim: Essays from around the World on Enterprise Solutions to Poverty and was recently named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.