Marco Johnson

• I use EQ to understand unique situations and mobilize people to solve major problems, often in highly ambiguous and resource-scarce contexts
• Entrepreneurial ecosystem builder in Fort Worth, Texas since 2017
• GEW community organizer since 2018
• 10+ years representational experience in high-touch client facing roles with a diverse array of donors, investors, international institutions, and government bodies 
• Well versed in a broad range of topics related to financial inclusion (microfinance, technological access, credit assessment, collateral coverage, etc.)
• Led the development of 20 proposals (at 4 companies) to various donors and investors, worth nearly $80 million, and succeeded in securing new funding of over $15 million 
• Superior project management skills including startup, implementation, and close-out activities
• Proven ability to lead cross-cultural teams to achieve ambitious objectives within limited budgets, often in post-conflict and recent disaster areas in regions as diverse as Africa, former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and post-tsunami Indonesia 
• Strategy development and implementation of agricultural social enterprises catering to smallholder farmers and buyers