Richard Gilmore
President/CEO
(Washington, DC)
"NESsT financial, educational and marketing initiatives are trailblazers for social enterprises worldwide. Seed financing and management services to this sector do not merely replicate the traditional capitalist business model. NESsT has carved a niche that brings entrepreneurship, discipline and ethical standards to the non-profit sector with multiplier effects for the public and private sectors in developing host countries. The NESsT strategy serves as a catalyst for start-ups of nonprofits and it is a formula that is sustainable over time. "
Mr. Gilmore is the founder of GIC and currently oversees GIC consulting, trade and financial service divisions. He has a Ph.D. in trade economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies/ Fulbright Program in Geneva, Switzerland, an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. from Columbia College. He has language proficiency in French and German.
Mr. Gilmore serves on a number of non-profit boards and Advisory Boards including: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Conservation Law Foundation, and Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington. He is a Trustee of Bayer Crop Science and Syngenta and Executive Director of the Advisory Board of Novoplant. Mr. Gilmore has been adviser to the U.S. government for agricultural trade policy, has written books, numerous articles, and has served as commodity commentator for CNN.
As chief officer of GIC Financial Services, Mr. Gilmore is responsible for GIC private placements, funds under launch, joint ventures and new strategic alliances. He supervises GIC’s network of affiliates and partner offices worldwide which include Latin America, Europe, and China.