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Catherine Casey Nanda

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Managing Partner, Acumen America

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Acumen America
Title
Managing Partner
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Managing partner
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Record updated 18 September 2026

About

Catherine co-leads Acumen America. Prior to co-founding Acumen America, she launched Acumen’s West Africa office in Accra, Ghana, and Latin America office in Bogota, Colombia, and served as chief of staff to Acumen’s CEO. Catherine also helped build social enterprises in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, which included expanding HealthStores’ clinics in rural Kenya.

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Education
Catherine holds a BA with Highest Honors from Princeton University and an MPP from Harvard University, where she was a Catherine B. Reynolds Fellow in Social Entrepreneurship.Source (opens in a new tab)

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