MCC Advisory Council

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation believes that the key to unleashing growth in its partner countries is through active engagement and collaboration with the private sector.

MCC’s Advisory Council was created to provide a platform for systematic engagement with the private sector. The Council’s industry expertise, insights and technical recommendations help to inform our work and deepen public and private sector partnerships for greater leverage and impact in reducing global poverty.

The Role of the MCC Advisory Council

The Advisory Council is an interdisciplinary group of advisors that provides MCC with a vehicle for receiving external feedback from the private sector. Members offer insight on innovations in infrastructure, technology and sustainability; perceived risks and opportunities in MCC partner countries; and new financing mechanisms for developing country contexts – all of which help MCC remain at the cutting edge of international development.

The Advisory Council will meet at least two times a year to discuss operational-level work in MCC’s country portfolio, including but not limited to:

  • Cutting edge technologies related to financing and information and communications technology (ICT) employed in emerging markets;
  • On-going strategic partnerships that may impact MCC’s work or improve compact results;
  • Best practices and lessons learned in the sectors in which MCC works; and,
  • Cross-cutting issues in the international development space, such as results-based aid.

Membership

The Advisory Council includes a diverse group of up to 25 individuals from the private sector with technical expertise in areas such as infrastructure, information and communications technology, manufacturing, finance, and sustainable development, particularly in the countries where MCC operates.

Meetings

The Council’s first meeting is scheduled for October 2016, and at least two meetings are expected to be held in 2017. In line with MCC’s core principle of transparency, and according to the guidelines set out by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, all meetings will be open to the public, and meeting minutes will be posted on MCC’s website.

Members

  • Manish Bapna
    World Resources Institute
  • Aaron Bielenberg
    McKinsey & Company
  • Carolyn Campbell
    Emerging Capital Partners
  • Timothy Docking
    IBM Public Sector
  • Joe Dougherty
    Dalberg - Global Development Advisors
  • Robert Dove
    Carlyle Group
  • Scott Eisner
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • Megan Guy
    The Nature Conservancy
  • Ken Hansen
    Chadbourne & Parke LLP
  • Aubrey Hruby
    Africa Expert Network; Atlantic Council
  • Mima Nedelcovych
    Initiative for Global Development
  • Bob Prieto
    Strategic Program Management LLC
  • Del Renigar
    General Electric Company
  • Alvin Rohrs
    Enactus (Retired)
  • Mini Roy
    Standard Chartered Bank
  • Nilmini Rubin
    Tetra Tech
  • Alex Sarac
    Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
  • Patricia Sheikh
    Corporate Council on Africa
  • Marta Urquilla
    Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation, Georgetown University