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Echoing Green unleashes next generation talent to solve the world's biggest problems. Founded in 1987 by global growth equity firm General Atlantic, Echoing Green has invested over $33 million in seed funding in nearly 600 social entrepreneurs (Echoing Green Fellows) and their innovative organizations across the globe. Recognized Echoing Green Fellows include the founders of Teach For America, City Year, College Summit, Citizen Schools, One Acre Fund, and SKS Microfinance.

Diana has more than twenty years of work experience in sustainability investing. As a General Partner of Expansion Capital Partners' Clean Technology Fund II, Diana has made investments in power management, energy efficiency, green building, and industrial process controls companies. Prior to Expansion Capital , Diana was the co-founder and Managing Director of EA Capital, a financial services firm that advised clients on new business and investment opportunities in resource efficiency and productivity.

Maya Ajmera is a 1993 Echoing Green Fellow. She founded and led for eighteen years The Global Fund for Children , a non-profit organization that invests in innovative, community-based organizations working with the world's most vulnerable children and youth. GFC has awarded more than $28 million in capital to nearly 500 grassroots organizations in seventy-eight countries touching the lives of over seven million children.

Tanyella Evans is the co-founder and COO of Library For All, a tech non-profit that has built a cloud-based digital library and platform to make knowledge accessible to communities in the developing world. Tanyella has experience in social entrepreneurship and international development, through the lens of education and culture. Prior to Library For All, Tanyella lived and worked as a teacher in Uganda, and trained at the Campaign for Female Education in the UK.

Our mission is to unleash next generation talent to solve the world’s biggest problems. We believe positive change is only possible when you live boldly, taking responsibility for finding your unique role in making the world a better place.

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