Kindra Halvorson is the Chief Transformation Officer of TechnoServe. Previously she was the Senior Vice President of Program Development and Regional Director for East Africa.

Kindra is an international development professional with over 16 years of experience in the public and private sectors, including eight years in economic and small business development. Kindra started her business development career by launching a $2 million investment fund with a double bottom line including financial returns and social impact through the creation of high-value jobs. She oversaw investments in 17 technology companies that ultimately created hundreds of high-wage jobs. Kindra later joined McKinsey & Company in Johannesburg as a consultant specializing in growth strategies in Africa and business expansion. She subsequently joined Population Services International (PSI), where she was responsible for a portfolio of programs in east and southern Africa, and later managed its development of a cutting-edge impact measurement system.

Kindra holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University and a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Minnesota.

I’ve always been passionate about social justice and became interested in sustainable development while studying in Zimbabwe as an undergraduate, where I wrote a case study on CAMPFIRE, a rural development and conservation program.”