Jason Spindler

Overview

Jason Spindler leads I-DEV’s global team. Jason has over a decade of experience in finance, venture capital investing, business management and industry development in both traditional businesses and at the base of the pyramid. He has been recognized as a leader in the impact investing & social entrepreneurship sectors, is the Co-Chair of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) Capacity Development Organizations Group and is a recipient of the prestigious Reynolds Fellowship for Social Innovation and the Helton Global Human Rights Fellowship for his innovative work in sustainable economic development and BoP business creation. Jason has advised Ashoka, Acumen Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank and GiZ and many other organizations on BoP business initiatives worldwide. He is regularly invited to speak at leading conferences and academic institutions worldwide on impact investing, BoP SME creation, and MNC engagement with the BoP. Prior to launching I-DEV International, Jason worked at Citigroup in their global capital markets group and AlixPartners, a major corporate restructuring firm, before serving as a U.S. Peace Corps Business Development Volunteer. Jason has a Juris Doctorate from New York University, with a specialization in Impact Investing, Rule of Law Development and Social Entrepreneurship. He also studied South Asian Economic Development policy at the National University of Singapore’s International Law Program. He received his B.A. in International Finance & International Development Economics from University of Texas-Austin.