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Brian Forde is a member of the New York Steering Committee for UNICEF's Next Generation.
Next Generation New York Steering Committee
Brian Forde serves as the Senior Advisor to the U.S. Chief Technology Officer for Mobile and Data Innovation in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Previously, Brian served as the President of Llamadas, S.A., where he led the strategic efforts to bring low-cost phone service to rural Nicaragua through a series of innovative telephony projects specifically created for the developing world. Llamadas, S.A. received the Pioneers of Prosperity award from the S.E.VEN Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank and was recognized by the U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua as the one of the most innovative companies in the fight against poverty.
Prior to founding Llamadas, Brian was a Peace Corps volunteer teaching small business classes to 11th grade high school students in the mountains of Nicaragua.
Brian graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles and a M.B.A. from the London Business School. |