Our Partners

Cristina is the director of the Mines to Markets (M2M) program at Pact. She is a recognized global expert in ASM, has 15 years of experience in the international development sector, and is a popular speaker on responsible mining and jewelry themes. She is an advisory council member of the Gemstone Knowledge Hub and Ethical Metalsmiths, among others. She is a graduate of the UC San Diego, the London School of Economics, and lectures at the Columbia University’s massive open online course (MOOC) focused on extractives.  Originally from Northern California, she has lived and worked for extended periods in London, UK, Kampala, Uganda, and Washington, DC.  She is on Instagram at cristina.rocks and pact.rocks 

Rebecca is the gemstone program manager for Pact and serves on Pact’s Innovation Team. For almost 10 years, she has worked at the intersection of international social impact, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Prior to coming to Washington, she ran a social incubator and fellowship program (aptly named  “The Mine”), working alongside leading foundations, entrepreneurs, and non-profits to launch sustainable solutions to social problems. A passionate social entrepreneur,  she has consulted for several social enterprises throughout Southeast Asia on creating social impact through ethical sourcing and responsible supply chains, most recently working in Cambodia. Rebecca holds an MA in social enterprise from American University, where she focused on sustainability and women’s economic empowerment. 

Katie is program manager with Pact Ventures, the impact investing unit within Pact. Katie focuses on Moyo's financial modelling and has been a key member of the program startup team. Katie began her career as a Princeton in Africa Fellow with the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Benin, then moved to positions with the WFP in Côte d’Ivoire and Mauritania. She then worked in Cote d’Ivoire with the European Union, then as an Investment Banking Associate in Morgan Stanley, and then onto Pact Ventures. She has a BA from Georgetown and a joint MBA/MA from Wharton School and the Lauder Institute at UPenn. 

Executive Director, Pact Ventures 

Brian Vo leads the Pact Ventures team, which was launched to magnify Pact's global social impact by leveraging impact capital and other innovative approaches to sustainable funding and financing. 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 & Company's 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's Private Equity Group and Jefferies & Company Investment Bank. Brian holds an MBA and BS from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Country Director, Tanzania

Thomas Kipligili is Acting Country Director for Pact Tanzania, where he oversees the country office's five programs that address poverty and marginalization among the Tanzanian communities. He is a public health professional with more than 24 years of experience leading and managing complex humanitarian and health development programs in Tanzania.  Prior to joining Pact, Thomas was a Senior Public Health and System Strengthening Advisor with Deloitte Consulting Ltd. Prior to that, Thomas worked for Management Sciences for Health as Technical Advisor for the Rapid Funding Envelope for HIV/AIDS in Tanzania where he technically managed $23 million worth of HIV/AIDS projects. He has an MPH from Muhimbili University); BA from the University of DSM); a Diploma in Clinical Medicine; and certificate in Applied Epidemiology from Emory University/CDC.

Director of Research, Pact Tanzania

Amon Exavery is the Research & Learning Coordinator for Pact’s USAID Kizazi Kipya Project in Tanzania. He is an active Biostatistician with nearly 10 years of experience in quantitative and qualitative data analysis, health research, and program monitoring and evaluation in Tanzania. He has worked extensively in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health, adolescent reproductive health, and HIV/AIDS. Amon is our measurement man on the ground, and has already conducted a baseline evaluation for the gemstone pilot program in two districts in Tanzania. He holds an MSc. degree in Population–based Field Epidemiology from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and a bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. He has authored over 12 research papers, and co–authored over 20 others in national and international journals.

Recognizing that the classic development model alone is insufficient to solve social challenges, Pact created Pact Ventures, a team that  approaches development through the lens of creative financing vehicles and market-based incentives. More information: https://www.pactworld.org/country/pact-ventures

Everledger is a frontier technology company and has invested significant in-kind support to ensure that blockchain technology works for everyone, including remote ASM producers.  

Nineteen48 and ANZA Gems are commercial partners in this program but have put countless hours on design and field time to ensure this solution is both commercially feasible AND works for the ASM gem producers in region. #Leadership

Help us grow through grants! Contact Pact directly with grant discussions:  +1 202-466-5666