Albert Assad

Albert Assad

Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About

I'm a serial entrepreneur who's built two categories of businesses.

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Experience

Education

  • The Wharton School Graphic

    The Wharton School

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Volunteer Experience

  • Helping Hands Medical Mission Graphic

    Member Board of Directors

    Helping Hands Medical Mission

    - Present 1 year 5 months

    Health

    This organization brings vital healthcare services to underserved communities worldwide through volunteer medical missions for the past 30 years. During this time we have:
    - Cared for more than 315,800 medical patients
    - Attended over 20,213 dental patients
    - Performed over 4,003 surgeries
    - Organized 180 missions in 3 continents
    - 6,750 missionaries actively participate

    For more information visit https://hhmm.org/

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    Advisory Council Member

    Harvard Business Review

    - Present 1 year 10 months

    Education

    Harvard Business Review’s (HBR) Advisory Council is an opt-in research community of business professionals who provide insights to help shape the content of HBR publications and add a perspective on the world of management and leadership.
    The advisory council is part of Harvard Business Review which is a general management magazine published by Harvard Business Publishing, a not-for-profit, independent corporation that is an affiliate of Harvard Business School.

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    Chairman of the Board - State of Georgia Chapter

    Prospera USA

    - 3 years

    Economic Empowerment

    Prospera is an economic development, nonprofit organization specialized in bilingual assistance to help start, sustain, and grow Hispanic-owned businesses. Prospera currently offers services in Florida, North Carolina and Georgia.

    We offer quality professional services for current and aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs:
    - Business Seminars
    - Business Consulting
    - Business Grants
    - Access to Capital

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    Member Board of Directors and Head of Strategy Committee

    Catholic Charities Atlanta

    - Present 4 years 11 months

    Poverty Alleviation

    Catholic Charities Atlanta is focused on serving the poor and vulnerable by providing transformative services that enable families to overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency.

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    Member Board of Directors and Director of Education

    Latinas Rise, Inc.

    - Present 3 years 5 months

    Education

    We are nonprofit organization that seeks to empower Latina business owners with the skills and opportunities to further grow their businesses beyond the startup phase. Our vision is to be the most impactful accelerator of Latinas in business with a purpose of inspiring and building together better lives and communities .

    We offer Latinas access to educational programs, mentoring, networking and business opportunities.
    Our 5 pillars are:
    1. Education
    2. Mentoring
    3. Business…

    We are nonprofit organization that seeks to empower Latina business owners with the skills and opportunities to further grow their businesses beyond the startup phase. Our vision is to be the most impactful accelerator of Latinas in business with a purpose of inspiring and building together better lives and communities .

    We offer Latinas access to educational programs, mentoring, networking and business opportunities.
    Our 5 pillars are:
    1. Education
    2. Mentoring
    3. Business Advocacy
    4. Access to capital
    5. Networking opportunities

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    Member Board Of Directors

    Georgia Hispanic Construction Association

    - 3 years 8 months

    Education

    The Georgia Hispanic Construction Association (GHCA) is a 501(c)6 non-profit, membership-based organization established in 2012 to serve the needs of the growing Hispanic construction community in the State of Georgia. The GHCA provides education and business development resources to help small and medium-sized construction firms to build a stronger business foundation and to secure more and better business opportunities.

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    Founder & Board Member of the Fellowship (Atlanta Chapter)

    The Lumen Institute

    - 6 years 8 months

    Economic Empowerment

    Co-founded the Lumen Fellows in Atlanta (http://lumeninstitute.org/) by systematically following through with the start-up project plan I developed and by inviting a selective group of founding members to create a unique and attractive brand.
    Lumen’s Mission is to further enhance the character, faith, and leadership skills of today’s business and cultural leaders and their families.

  • UNESCO | Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights Graphic

    Board of Directors and Treasurer (Bioethics Art Competition)

    UNESCO | Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights

    - 4 years

    Arts and Culture

    Built strategic partnerships, developed strategic plan for organization, created more robust administrative process and managed cash-flow which resulted in sustainable financial model for UNESCO Bioethics Art Competition (http://www.unescobiochair.org/).

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    Strategic Partnership Head Volunteer

    Red Global MX

    - 3 years 1 month

    Civil Rights and Social Action

    The Global Network of High-Skilled Mexicans Abroad (Red Global MX - http://redtalentos.gob.mx/) is a network of networks that seeks to unify the Mexican talent abroad and capitalize it in favor of development in Mexico. It promote projects in four axes: academia, science and technology; entrepreneurship and innovation; creative industries and social responsibility. In this way, the Network fullfills the double purpose of positioning the Mexican diaspora in their countries of residence, and also…

    The Global Network of High-Skilled Mexicans Abroad (Red Global MX - http://redtalentos.gob.mx/) is a network of networks that seeks to unify the Mexican talent abroad and capitalize it in favor of development in Mexico. It promote projects in four axes: academia, science and technology; entrepreneurship and innovation; creative industries and social responsibility. In this way, the Network fullfills the double purpose of positioning the Mexican diaspora in their countries of residence, and also promotes the image of Mexico in the world.
    The Global Network has Chapters in 4 continents and more than 6,500 members.

  • National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) is now Prospanica Graphic

    Board Member & Head of Professional Development (Atlanta Chapter)

    National Society of Hispanic MBAs (NSHMBA) is now Prospanica

    - 3 years

    Education

    Focused on growing Prospanica (http://www.prospanica.org/) through strategic partnerships and proposed several initiatives to further professional development for the Hispanic community.

  • Secretaría de Desarrollo Social Graphic

    Official Evaluator of Socially Responsible Programs for INDESOL

    Secretaría de Desarrollo Social

    - 1 year

    Economic Empowerment

    Evaluated more than 15 initiatives soliciting over $2.2MM USD from the Mexican government by using a specific methodology to determine their viability and high impact on Mexican society.

Courses

  • Corporate Valuation and Financial Modeling

    Training The Street, Inc.

Languages

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • French

    Professional working proficiency

  • Italian

    Professional working proficiency

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