First, identifying major market opportunities that could result in massive social impact. Then, building partnerships between major companies and strong citizen sector organizations to enable these markets through innovative business models centered around the concept of hybrid value chains. And, spreading globally the insights and learning that emerges from this work.
The Atacama desert in the Northern part of Chile where I was born.
Eradicate poverty through market based solutions
Valeria Budinich is a social entrepreneur who has worked for 25 years in the creation and expansion of new businesses with social impact in 22 countries worldwide. At Ashoka, Valeria founded the Full Economic Citizenship (FEC) Initiative, a global initiative enabling large commercial alliances between social entrepreneurs and private companies to deliver products and services to small producers and low-income families through the articulation of Hybrid Value Chains (HVC™). Ashoka’s FEC work is focused on housing, healthcare, and agriculture. As the Chief Entrepreneur of the Hilti-Ashoka Housing for All program, Valeria launched the initiative 3 years ago and has been responsible for expanding it to Brazil, Colombia, Egypt and India. Prior to Ashoka, Valeria was the Chief Operating Officer at Appropriate Technology International, a founding Vice-President for Latin America at Endeavor, and a VP for New Initiatives at BDA, a California-based consulting firm specializing in business process redesign and technology innovations for private sector clients worldwide. She was brought up in Chile and trained as an industrial engineer.
Valeria Budinich is excited to apply her expertise as the Judging Panel Facilitator for the "Property Rights: Identity, Dignity & Opportunity for All" competition.
