Bridging the Gap between Impact Investing and International Development Programming
Watch livestream below.
What is impact investing? And how can careful evaluation support efforts to use impact investing in Canada and abroad? Lindsay Wallace, the Senior Vice President, Strategy and Impact at MEDA talks about impact investing and evaluation in the social sector. MEDA is an NGO that provides technical assistance and impact investments in the agriculture sector to create employment and reduce poverty, and in this exciting talk, Lindsay will go through the organization’s approach to measuring the impact across their interventions and how they are seeking to bring together best practice in the international development and impact investment sectors to measure the overall impact of their work.
Lindsay Wallace
Lindsay brings over 25 years of experience working in international development and leading economic analysis, impact measurement, program design, and strategy. She has expertise in conducting economic research and modeling in the education, agriculture, and financial inclusion sectors.
Most recently, Lindsay has been working as the Director of Strategy at Limestone Analytics, an international consulting firm, where she supports strategy development, market analysis, business development, and growth. In this role, she has worked as a senior consultant and team lead support on various projects within the international development sector.
Before her consulting work, Lindsay spent eight years at the Mastercard Foundation in various roles, including as Head of Impact/Director of Strategy and Learning, where she led the development of their new strategy. Lindsay has been a strong advocate for private sector growth and business solutions to poverty throughout her career. She is also a strong proponent of providing technical yet understandable thought leadership and enjoys translating complex ideas for a wide range of audiences.
Lindsay earned her MA in Public Administration in 2006 from Carleton University. She also holds an MA in economics, specializing in environmental studies from the University of Toronto, and a BA in political science and Economics from McGill University.
The talk will be hosted by Carleton’s School of Public Policy and Administration, the event will take place from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. ET followed by networking. Attendance is free (in person or online), but registration is required.