NESsT Entrepreneur-in-Residence (June - August 2003, Santiago)

Business School: Oxford University Said Business School

NESsTER Project: Assist in writing business plan, developing systems and tools, and forming strategic recommendations for NESsT  Consulting

"As a NESsTer I was able to utilize all of my MBA knowledge through practical applications. The experience was very fulfilling both professionally and personally. In combining the great deal of responsibility and autonomy we were given, our team was able to make a significant impact on NESsT. Our team left NESsT realizing what an incredible opportunity we had taken advantage of by completing our MBA requirements with an incredible organization in an incredible location."

Background: Freddy completed his MBA at Oxford's Said Business School in September 2003. He has a BS in Genetics from University of British Columbia and an MSc in Health Policy, Planning, & Financing from London School of Economics. In the field of social entrepreneurship, he founded Medamorph Systems Inc, which was finalist in the International Social Entrepreneurship Team Business Plan Competition (Goldman Sachs/Columbia Business School). He also is a founder member of Fort Sun Investments Inc. and Blendermedia. His other not-for-profit activities include consulting work with the Kenyan Agency for Rural Development and the British Medical Association. He also was a founder of Project Green Door, which provides a method to collect computer donations for the mentally-challenged. He has also worked as a consultant for the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), as an AIDS educator in Kenya and as a website developer for the Canadian Ministry of Education. Freddy will begin medical school at the University of British Columbia in the fall.

Contact: abnousi@interchange.ubc.ca