Greg Coussa

Biography

Greg Coussa is MEST’s Strategic Director, focusing on the organization's scale strategy and partnerships opportunities. Currently, Greg oversees MEST's partnership with Mastercard Foundation, including MEST’s three new, innovative programs: Pre-MEST, MEST Express, and MEST Scale.  

Greg is a Senior Fellow in strategy for the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, and a Hilton Prize Coalition Fellow for the Human Rights organization, Tostan. 

Greg serves on the board for The BOMA Project, a high-impact nonprofit for ultra-poor women in the drought-threatened arid lands of Africa – the true “last mile” of economic and social isolation.

Previously, Greg founded and scaled the U.S. business of Spring Impact, a consultancy focused on guiding social ventures to scale geographically. During his time at Spring Impact, Greg worked with a variety of social ventures across the globe, established and managed the board of directors, built the US team, and grew annual earned revenue to over $1M.

Greg earned his MBA from Said Business School at the University of Oxford and his bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from UCLA. 

Greg's published works include:
- Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR): To Impact Millions, the Social Sector Needs to Scale Scaling Up
- Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR): Enough Innovation Already!