Sasha Dichter

Sasha Dichter is chief innovation officer for Acumen, a nonprofit that raises donations to invest in tackling poverty, and its former business development director. He previously worked at GE Money, expanding financial offerings to underserved communities; at IBM, spearheading corporate citizenship strategy; and Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s microfinance group. He began his career at Booz Allen Hamilton. Dichter is a blogger and speaker whose talks have been featured on TED.com, the DO Lectures, and SOCAP. Fast Company magazine recognized him as an Innovation Agent, and he has contributed to Harvard Business Review and Stanford Social Innovation Review, among others. He serves on the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs Executive Committee.