{"id":35695,"date":"2023-03-17T15:58:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/?post_type=team_member&#038;p=35695"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:58:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:58:42","slug":"brian-vo","status":"publish","type":"team_member","link":"https:\/\/publicknowledge.org\/team_member\/brian-vo\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Vo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brian Vo serves as Connect Humanity\u2019s Chief Investment Officer in leading our investment efforts to structure the right type of financing solution that meets the needs of organizations advancing digital equity. He collaborates with Connect Humanity\u2019s partners, communities and social enterprises alike, to understand connectivity barriers, local context and needs, and the implications on the appropriate blend of impact finance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, Brian was the Vice President of Social Investment and Innovative Finance at Pact, Inc., a global development NGO. He led the Pact Ventures team to deploy impact capital that accelerated Pact\u2019s theory of change through creative financing vehicles, like market-based incentive structures, early-stage investments, and structured project-based financing that enabled evidence-based interventions. Prior to Pact, Brian was a director at Quantified Ventures, where he designed outcomes-based transactions for nonprofit and for-profit social enterprises. With McKinsey &amp; Company\u2019s Strategy\/Corporate Finance and Public\/Social Sector Practices, Brian advised clients on a range of topics including economic development, growth strategies, capital allocation, operational turnarounds, and transaction structuring. Previously, he was with Macquarie\u2019s Private Equity Group and Jefferies &amp; Company Investment Bank. 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