Authors

SVPRI Staff and Partners contribute their stories to this Blog.  The authors are some of Rhode Island’s top business and community leaders.

 

Kelly Ramirez

 

Kelly Ramirez is the Program Manager for Social Venture Partners Rhode Island, She has nearly fifteen years of international development experience, advising NGOs, corporations and governments on civic engagement, sustainability, advocacy and the political process.  Kelly managed the Social Enterprise Initiative at the William Davidson Institute (WDI) and now provides project-based assistance for the initiative. She is an adjunct lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.  Her current research focuses on mapping the landscape of social innovations, and she is working on a book on the subject.   She is also interested in how the convergence of the private, government and nonprofit sectors can result in enhanced social value. Kelly has extensive fundraising, consulting and project management experience with organizations including the Ford Foundation, the European Commission, USAID, the State Department, and Roche. She is active as a board member and volunteer with several non-profits.  Prior to coming to the University of Michigan, she worked as a political analyst for the U.S. State Department, an election monitor for the OSCE, and served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Slovakia.    Kelly received MA Degrees in Public Policy and Urban Planning and a BA in political science from the University of Michigan.