Helena Riese Harstad
Co-Founder and Chair at Optimizer Foundation- Claim this Profile
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Optimizer Foundation
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Sweden
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder and Chair
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Jan 2017 - 7 years
London, United Kingdom Founded in 2017, Optimizer Foundation is an impact investing organisation, headquartered out of Sweden, and with a presence in Nairobi and London. Optimizer Foundation is driven by the firm belief that providing underserved populations with access to high quality health, education and employment opportunities, will help improve their quality of life. This remains the overarching impact thesis that guides our work. With regards to measuring and managing the impact of our portfolio, we have… Show more Founded in 2017, Optimizer Foundation is an impact investing organisation, headquartered out of Sweden, and with a presence in Nairobi and London. Optimizer Foundation is driven by the firm belief that providing underserved populations with access to high quality health, education and employment opportunities, will help improve their quality of life. This remains the overarching impact thesis that guides our work. With regards to measuring and managing the impact of our portfolio, we have aligned our impact framework with the globally applied Impact Management Project (IMP). We measure our impact in partnership with our investees, and report the results in our annual impact reports. Show less
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Green Angel Syndicate
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United Kingdom
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Member
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Feb 2020 - 3 years 11 months
London, England, United Kingdom Green Angel Syndicate is a member organisation in the UK specialising in the fight against Climate Change and Global Warming.
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Change Attitude
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Sweden
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Board Member
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Jan 2015 - 9 years
Change Attitude operates globally using culture as a tool to raise awareness to end sexualized violence against children. Change Attitude works with world-renowned artists and producers to create high quality projects for advocacy as well as educational purposes. For example, Break the Silence is a unique project bringing four Cannes-awarded firm directors from four different continents together with the aim to visualise different aspects of sexualized violence against children.
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Project Specialist
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Aug 2011 - Jan 2015
Stockholm, Sweden
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Mannheimer Swartling
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Sweden
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Law Practice
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500 - 600 Employee
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Associate
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Sep 2006 - Aug 2011
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Holland & Knight LLP
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United States
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Law Practice
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700 & Above Employee
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Project Intern
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Aug 2008 - Apr 2009
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Research Assistant
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Mar 2004 - Sep 2006
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Education
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Stockholm University
Master of Laws - LLM, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law -
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Impact Measurement Programme -
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Oxford Impact Investing Programme -
Rålambshovsskolan