Our Team
Laina GreeneCo-founder & CEO
Laina Greene is founder of GETIT Inc, an international business planning and strategic marketing consultancy based in Silicon Valley since 2000 and is co-founder of Angels of Impact. She also served as Goodwill Ambassador to Unltd Indonesia, as Senior Advisor to Ashoka, as Associate Director (Community Development) of the Asia Center for Social Entrepreneurship & Philanthropy at the NUS Business School, as Advisor to Plus Acumen chapter in Singapore, and currently teaches social entrepreneurship and Lean Startup at NUS Business School. Laina's work experience spans 25 years in the telecom industry with a focus on Green ICT and bridging the digital divide in developing countries as well as women empowerment and intercultural communication. She currently lives between Singapore and Silicon Valley. |
Pia BruceCo-founder
Pia Bruce has spent most of the last decade working towards women’s empowerment and gender equality in Asia. As the Executive Director of the Singapore Committee for UN Women (formerly UNIFEM) for over eight years before taking on a Senior Advisor role, she has been heavily involved in multiple initiatives that provide women and girls with access to education, economic independence and a life free of violence and abuse. Pia is also passionate about investing in women, and spending a share of her time with Angels of Impact, supporting women-led social enterprises in the region. |
Our Advisors
Vivek SharmaSenior Advisor
Vivek is passionate about the empowerment of women, underprivileged and disabled through education and sustainable investment. Governance, strategy, general management and consulting is his forte. Leveraging 15 years of executive experience in bulge bracket banks, he serves on non-profit boards and advises pro-bono to NGOs and social enterprises. Vivek is a Director at Credit Suisse and Governing Council Member of Oxfam.
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Jaspal SidhuSenior Advisor
Jaspal is the Founder and Chairman of the SIS Group of Schools. The SIS Group is Indonesia's largest chain of quality private K-12 schools with multiple price points on its tuition fees, so as to make quality education accessible at different income levels. The Group has schools in Myanmar, India and South Korea and is in strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (World Bank) to expand its operations both in Indonesia and other countries. In 2019, the SIS Group of Schools was awarded the Financial Times-IFC (World Bank) Global Education Award for its transformational work across geographies.
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Joshua Sheridan Fouts
Senior Advisor
Joshua is a globally recognized media innovator and social entrepreneur known for his visionary work paving new inroads for meaningful understanding between cultures. He began his career in Washington, DC in the 1990s where he worked at the US State Department and began to experiment with new ways to use radio, television and Internet technology for cultural collaboration. He went on to launch two first-of-their-kind think tanks focused on digital media innovation and cultural relations at the USC Annenberg School in Los Angeles. Joshua has worked with peoples of Malaysia, Africa, and the Amazon, governments and universities in over 20 countries, and innovators and engaged citizens worldwide. Most recently, he served for 5 years as Executive Director of Bioneers, a 25-year-old NGO focused on practical solutions for people and planet and is currently part of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship Cohort 6.
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Volunteers Include:
Madi Lommen
Madi is the founder and former director of Madibanani Bread Company. She is a lover of all things literary and currently exploring the systems that influence our stories as a final-year student at Yale-NUS College in Singapore. Madi has served as intern to Angels of Impact over a period of time helping us with our research and social media messaging. She is now assisting us with our strategy and outreach.
Marc Landorf
Marc is the Manager, Business Planning and Projects of DKSH Healthcare. He has been a long time volunteer of Angels of Impact since as an intern from NUS Business School. Marc was instrumental in helping Angels of Impact with the Oxfam report and with the project proposal to Sasakawa Peace Foundation. He is now assisting us with further research and outreach.