Board

The NESsT International Board of Directors is an eclectic group of dedicated professionals from the fields of social enterprise, philanthropy, law, and international investment, who are responsible for overseeing our global operations.

NESsT International Board of Directors

NESsT International is a nonprofit, IRS 501c3 organization incorporated in 1997 in the State of Maryland (USA). The NESsT International Board of Directors (IBOD) oversees NESsT global activities. Current members of the NESsT Board of Directors include:

Frank Van Beuningen

Netherlands

Frank van Beuningen

Managing Partner, GreenPartners & Founder, PYMWYMIC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Ernest Boles

Germany

Ernest Boles

CEO, Auda Intl. and Managing Director, Harald Quandt Holding
Bad Homburg, Germany

Loic Comolli

USA

Loïc Comolli

Co-CEO
San Francisco, California, USA


Katherine Downs

USA

Katherine Downs

Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation
Washington, DC, USA

Nicole Etchart

Chile

Nicole Etchart

Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Santiago, Chile

Julian Garel Jones

UK

Julian Garel-Jones

Latin America Director, Polunin Capital Partners
London, UK


Nancy Muirhead

USA

Nancy Muirhead

Corporate Secretary, Rockefeller Brothers Fund
New York, NY, USA

Joe Schull

UK

Joseph Schull

Managing Director, Warburg Pincus
London, UK

Richard Surrey

UK

Richard Surrey

Founder, 1989 Partners
London, UK


Tulio Vera

USA

Tulio Vera

MD, Chief Investment Strategist, Bladex Asset Management
New York, NY, USA

David Williams

USA

David Williams

Partner, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
New York, NY, USA

NESsT International Emeritus Board Members

Distinguished members of the NESsT International Emeritus Board include:

Phillip Collyer

USA

Philip Collyer

Vice President, Business Partners Program
Washington DC, USA

Richard Cook

USA

Richard Cook

Director of Community Outreach, University of Maryland School of Social Work
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Robert Line

Hungary

Robert Line

Managing Director, Keystone, Inc.
Budapest, Hungary


Virginia Raff

USA

Virginia Raff

Raff Family Fund
Madison, Connecticut, USA

Bruce Sievers

USA

Bruce Sievers

Visiting Scholar and Lecturer, Haas Center for Public Service, Stanford University
San Francisco, California, USA