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Acumen is seeking a Chief of Ventures in New York City to focus on managing and growing Acumen’s diverse investment portfolio, which is projected to exceed $700 million in the next two years. This leader will support both the impact funds and philanthropically backed investments, ensuring alignment with Acumen’s mission to address poverty through innovative business solutions.
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About Acumen
Acumen invests in companies, leaders, and ideas to tackle poverty. With $260 million invested in 201 early-stage companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the US, Acumen has positively impacted over 650 million lives.The organization invests in entrepreneurs with the vision, resolve, grit and experience to build pioneering companies that focus on breaking cycles of poverty. Acumen is working toward a world where every individual can live with dignity. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen believes in the power of markets and resolute leaders combined with patient capital to solve big problems of poverty. Acumen manages a growing investment portfolio, combining impact funds and philanthropically backed patient capital.
About the role
The Chief of Ventures is a pivotal role, focused on managing and growing Acumen’s diverse investment portfolio, which is projected to exceed $700 million in the next two years. This leader will support both the impact funds and philanthropically backed investments, ensuring alignment with Acumen’s mission to address poverty through innovative business solutions.Key responsibilities include overseeing financial assets, enhancing investment performance, facilitating collaboration amongst managing directors, and implementing strategic initiatives. The Chief of Ventures will also play a crucial role in mentoring fund managers, driving portfolio management activities, and contributing to the development of Acumen’s investment philosophy. The role requires 15+ years of investment experience that includes geographical proximity to the regions where Acumen invests, preferably in venture capital or private equity, with a strong emphasis on ethical leadership, creative financial strategies, and cross-cultural collaboration.
The Chief of Ventures will serve, manage and grow Acumen’s investment portfolio, including the Pioneer portfolio and sponsored impact funds. They will support the managing directors in demonstrating the impact of strategic investments on poverty alleviation and collaborate with teams across legal, finance, talent, insights, impact, and fundraising to ensure robust portfolio management and meaningful change.
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Highly qualified candidates will share Acumen’s commitment to its mission and investment principles, and will embody the organization’s core values. Successful candidates will additionally bring a range of skills and experiences including (but not limited to):
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