Amy McDonagh
Social Sector
New York
New York
Areas of Focus
Functional areas
- Finance/Investment
- Business planning
- Enterprise development
- Program design
Industries
- Social sector - economic
strengthening - Healthcare
- Microfinance
- Banking
Geographies
- South Asia
- United States
- Central Asia
- Africa
- East Asia
- Europe
Professional Experience
Senior Program Manager - Nike Foundation
Program Manager - Population Services International
Technical Program Manager - Catholic Relief Services
Consultant - Social Finance Unit, International Labour Organization
Assistant Vice President - Fuji Bank
Education
- Master in Public Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- Masters in Public Affairs and in Urban and Regional Planning, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
- B.S. Business Administration, Cum Laude, Boston University
Illustrative Experiences
- Primary technical lead for the Nike Foundation's economic empowerment strategy targeting young women and girls
- Managed the Nike Foundation's FY09 Economic Empowerment investment process, totaling $17 million over 3 years
- Managed a grantee portfolio focused on for-profit and not-for-profit approaches to girls' comprehensive economic empowerment
- Provided financial management and technical support to social marketing programs in India, Nepal, Central Asia, Thailand, and China for AIDS prevention, family planning, and maternal and child health. $25 million combined annual budget
- Technical advisor for all PSI programs targeting injection drug users
- Acting Country Representative for PSI's regional program in Central Asia for six month period
- Developed a new program area for CRS, utilizing microenterprise and microfinance tools to improve the business potential of rural poor and mitigate the economic impacts of HIV and AIDS
- Developed and managed strategic partnerships between CRS/ZW with other international NGOs to pilot business development innovations for sustainable livelihoods for HIV/AIDS affected households.