Member Spotlight

Hisham Jabi has spent decades working in some of the world’s most difficult places — Libya, Yemen, Syria, Gaza, the West Bank — helping young people find a foothold in environments that often treat them as liabilities rather than assets. Today, that mission is at the core of his work as founder and CEO of Jabi Consulting, a company providing Positive Youth Development (PYD), monitoring and evaluation, capacity building, and digital transformation in the Middle East and North Africa.  “The...

As founder and CEO of ATS+Partners, Aquila E. Leon-Soon has built a career on leveraging diverse experiences to create opportunities. From working in New York City government under Mayor Michael Bloomberg to conducting international projects with the late President Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Leon-Soon brings a global perspective to her consulting firm, which specializes in change management, workforce development, leadership development, and technology transformation. Founded in 2013, ATS+Partners...

As CEO of CollaborateUp and a member of SBAIC’s Board of Directors, Richard Crespin has spent his career helping governments, companies, and nonprofits work together more effectively to tackle some of the world’s most complex challenges. Founded with the mission of accelerating collaboration across sectors, CollaborateUp operates at the intersection of public policy, private investment, and international development. The firm’s work spans two core areas: collaboration advisory — helping structure...