Managing Director, Portfolio ImpactThe Audacious Project
Lucien serves as Managing Director for the Portfolio Impact team at The Audacious Project, where he ensures finalists are prepared for significant investment and funded organizations have the resources to create extraordinary impact. His team also oversees Evaluation & Learning and guides the development of TED talks for incoming cohorts.
Before joining Audacious, Lucien was a Managing Director on the Portfolio and Investment team at the Skoll Foundation, leading the organization's investment practice and the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship program. He managed a $40M portfolio across five continents, directing investments in climate action, health systems, smallholder agriculture, human rights, education, and employment.
A Bay Area native, Lucien holds a BBA in Business Administration from Emory University's Goizueta Business School. His penchant for travel and love of local foods perpetually lead him to dreaming of and planning for his next adventure.
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityFinancial ServicesHealthHealth DeliveryHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsMiscOcean EcosystemsPeacePeace and Human RightsPost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivitySustainable MarketsWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
