Our Team
Amy McDonagh
Amy McDonagh
Social Sector
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.