Michael MacHarg

Overview

Michael is Co Founder of Simpa Networks a venture backed technology company with a bold mission to make modern energy simple affordable and accessible for everyone. Simpa sells distributed clean energy solutions on a pay as you go (Progressive Purchase) basis to underserved consumers in emerging markets. Prior to Simpa Michael led Arc Finance s research into micropayment approaches for financing pro poor clean energy and water enterprises in developing countries. Michael also served as a strategic consultant to a solar energy provider targeting off grid health facilities globally. Prior to Arc Michael consulted to the social venture capital fund Acumen Fund mapping private sector investments across east Africa. Michael was a founding staff member of the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company the Institute for OneWorld Health whose goal is clinical development and distribution of affordable new medicines for diseases of poverty in the developing world. Michael spent his early career with the Social Development Department of the World Bank. Michael holds an MBA from Duke University (CASE Scholar) a BA from Vanderbilt University (Ingram Scholar) and has studied at the Universidad de la Habana in Cuba.