Invest in Emerging Economies to Protect Our Future

Chemonics' CEO and president Jamey Butcher penned an article for Fast Company about emerging and frontier economies and their role in the game-changing solutions needed to unlock creative problem-solving to tackle the global crises of our times.
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development: Agriculture

Youth employment and entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector can provide direct career opportunities, promote positive economic outcomes along the agricultural value chain, and drive the adoption of climate-smart technologies.
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Centering Youth in Green Workforce Development

In partnership with Unbounded Associates, we developed a set of resources to help international development organizations design inclusive, green programming and prepare young people for the transitioning workforce.
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Wayne Lifshitz

Senior Director, Supply Chain Management

Wayne Lifshitz is an entrepreneurial senior leader, systems-thinker, business strategist, and strategic connector with more than 20 years of cross-cutting experience in Big 5 consulting, start-up, nonprofit, federal, and social enterprise sectors. He is currently a…

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Heather Joffe Reyes

Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Currently the director of the Colombia Rural Finance Initiative, Heather Joffe Reyes is an international development practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in agricultural value chains, small business development, and rural development. In addition,…

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Kirk Ramer

Chief of Party, USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA)

Kirk Ramer has over 25 years of experience managing projects to promote agricultural and small-and medium-sized enterprise development in southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He is currently the chief of party of the Agribusiness…

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Luis Chavez

Project Management Director, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Business Unit

Luis Chavez has over 30 years of experience designing and managing economic growth projects in Latin America and Africa. As a Chemonics home office project director, he is responsible for managing projects in the Latin America…

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Rob Henning

Rob Henning is the former director of the Corporate Partnerships Practice. He has worked for more than 20 years to promote investment, growth, and shared value as a frontier market strategy consultant, entrepreneur, and investor. While…

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Eileen Hoffman

Eileen Hoffman is a former senior global practice lead for Chemonics’ Economic Growth and Trade Community of Practice.  She led the Washington-based USAID Innovative Finance Task Order, developing white papers and trainings on pay-for-results to enhance…

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Anne Spahr

Chief of Party

Anne Spahr is a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) finance and business development specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and overseeing initiatives to facilitate finance and improve livelihoods for farmers, fishermen, and…

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Jamey Butcher

Chemonics President and CEO

Since joining Chemonics in 1998, President and CEO Jamey Butcher has served across a variety of roles and regions. Most recently, Jamey oversaw Chemonics’ global health and supply chain portfolio. In that capacity, he led efforts…

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