Jamil Wyne

Jamil Wyne is a fellow in New America's International Security program. Wyne was previously a Senior Advisor at 17 Asset Management, an asset management company supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Throughout his career he has specialized in emerging market development and investment, with a concentration on tech startups and social enterprises. Wyne has worked with the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Ashoka, and Mercy Corps and has advised multiple governments, impact investment funds, and tech startups on strategy, partnerships, and research.

He also founded the Wamda Research Lab, a research program for entrepreneurship in MENA, and a part of Wamda Capital, the region's largest VC fund. He served as a Fulbright Fellow in Syria and Jordan, is currently a Truman National Security Fellow, and is on the advisory committees for several tech startups and social enterprises. He publishes often on the topics of emerging market entrepreneurship, social innovation, and impact investment, which have been featured or cited in in SSIR, WEF, McKinsey, World Bank and Wharton publications, as well as university curricula. He has an MA from Johns Hopkins SAIS, an MBA from INSEAD, and a BA from Bowdoin College.

Education

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) INSEAD (2016 — 2018)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) (2016 — 2018)
• B.A. Bowdoin College (2004 — 2008)

Companies

• Clean energy venture capital Clean Energy Venture Group (2021)
• Innovation and ed-tech Schmidt Futures (2021)
• Adjunct Professor American University - Kogod School of Business (2021)
• Mentor Unreasonable (2021)
• Fellow - Climate Tech On Deck (2021)
• Angel Investor PowerX (2021)
• Climate-tech and green finance Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2021)
• Angel Investor UpChoose (2020)
• Advisor Systematic Ventures (2020)