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Rob Katz

After co-founding NextBillion.net and spending 8-plus years working at the intersection of business and international development, Rob Katz is currently pursuing a MBA at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.

 

Prior to Stanford, Rob was Acumen Fund’s Knowledge Manager, leading Acumen’s efforts to understand where markets work –and where they don’t – in terms of solving the problems of poverty. Most recently, he co-authored From Blueprint to Scale: The Case for Philanthropy in Impact Investing(Monitor Group and Acumen Fund, 2012.) In addition to writing reports, he was responsible for applied research and writing efforts across the firm; he also oversaw Acumen’s knowledge management systems.Rob joined Acumen Fund in 2008, managing online communications as well as knowledge before shifting full time into applied research work.

 

Before Acumen Fund, Rob worked with the Markets and Enterprise Program of the World Resources Institute, where he began his career researching, writing and speaking about “base of the pyramid” business approaches to poverty alleviation. At WRI, he co-founded www.NextBillion.net, a web site and blog about enterprise and development, and co-authored The Next 4 Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid (IFC and WRI, 2007).

 

Here at NextBillion, Rob is both a member of our Advisory Board and a contributor to the blog.

 

Rob earned his B.A. in Political Economy from Georgetown University.

 

Follow Rob on Twitter @robertkatz.

 

Articles by Rob Katz

  • Tuesday
    May 27
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Happy Third Birthday, NextBillion

    According to the National Network for Child Care, a typical three year-old is “full of wonder and spends a lot of time watching, observing, and imitating. Their days are filled with busy exploration of their world.” Yesterday, on the occasion of NextBillion.net’s third birthday,...

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  • Friday
    May 23
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Job: Associate, Satya Capital

    UPDATE: THIS POST IS NO LONGER ACTIVE Position: Associate/Director Location: London Organization: Satya Capital Limited is a private investment firm specializing in Africa-related investment, providing companies with the operational, technological and financial resources they need to expand and take advantage of burgeoning...

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  • Wednesday
    May 21
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Introducing Staff Writer David Lehr

    The NextBillion.net team is proud to introduce our newest member: Staff Writer David Lehr. David has over fifteen years of experience in international business and development focused primarily on information communication technologies and job creation and is currently Senior Advisor, Social...

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  • Friday
    May 16
    2008

    Rob Katz

    NextBillion’s Grace Augustine to Join Stanford Social Innovation Review Blog

    I received an e-mail today from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, one of my favorite journals in the ’third sector’ space. The e-mail was to inform subscribers that SSIR has added 5 new writers to its influential Opinion Blog - including NextBillion.net’s very own Grace...

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  • Thursday
    May 15
    2008

    Rob Katz

    NextBillion Announces Partnership With Acumen Fund

    By Derek Newberry and Rob Katz NextBillion.net is happy to announce that, as of today, the site will be co-owned and co-managed by World Resources Institute and its newest partner, Acumen Fund. Since NextBillion.net’s launch in 2005, we have admired Acumen Fund’s innovative approach...

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  • Wednesday
    May 14
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Guest Post: What It Means to be Patient – Drip Irrigation in Pakistan’s Thar Desert

    Guest blogger Sasha Dichter is Director of Business Development at Acumen Fund. Before joining Acumen, Dichter held senior positions in the corporate citizenship departments of GE Money and IBM. He earned a B.A., M.A., and M.B.A., all from Harvard University. By Sasha Dichter Today, we...

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  • Monday
    May 12
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Guest Post: Finding Good Capitalists

    Guest blogger Blair Miller is a Manager of Business Development at Acumen Fund. She has lived and worked in Senegal, South Korea, India, and El Salvador. Her pursuit of a literature degree the University of Virginia opened her mind to the importance of social change and her MBA from Michigan...

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  • Monday
    May 12
    2008

    Rob Katz

    Admin: Claiming NextBillion on Technorati

    Dear Readers -If you see this post, please ignore it. We are working to make sure Technorati’s spiders see NextBillion.net properly, and this is a step in that process. Please excuse us as we air our laundry for all to see.Technorati...

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