Managing DirectorThe World We Want Foundation
Kirsten began her career with Procter & Gamble where she held numerous brand management positions. Wanting to get involved in International Development and poverty alleviation, she went on to study International Affairs at The Fletcher School in Boston and received her Master’s in 2009. As well being the Managing Director of The World We Want Foundation, she is chairperson of the ENLA board in Haiti; a board director of Ture Invest Partners AB, T3 Recycling Kenya, and Virunga Origins; and a board observer for OMC Power in India. In 2023, Kirsten also became the co-owner and director of Waterlovers Beach Resort in Diani Beach, Kenya. Kirsten has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from the University of San Diego.
Clean EnergyEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityInternational JusticeResponsible Supply ChainsSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Caribbean, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe, South America, West and Central Africa