Warc

The West African Rice Company

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Meghan Curran

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Meghan Curran

Meghan Curran

Member of the Board

Meghan is the West Africa Director for Acumen, where she sets strategy, oversees investing and leadership programs, and leads business development for the organization’s work in the region, based in Lagos, Nigeria. Meghan joined Acumen in 2013, and was leading the global Talent function before relocating to West Africa in 2018. Meghan’s commitment to market-driven approaches to tackling poverty is rooted in her experience as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Guatemala, after which she facilitated loans and created a financial literacy program for Grameen America, the U.S. affiliate of Muhammad Yunus’ Grameen Bank.

Meghan holds an MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and a bachelor’s degree from American University in Political Science, and is fluent in Spanish.

Anna Van Golstein

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Anna Van Golstein

Anna Van Golstein

Former Warc Finance Director

I left the Netherlands to move to Sierra Leone with my partner in 2017, and was very lucky to quickly find a job as Finance Director at Warc. From the very beginning, I was given a lot of responsibility with respect to cash management, accounting and in developing/implementing good accounting practices. At Warc, I experienced working in a truly international team and in an environment where sustainable growth is essential. While I have now returned to the Netherlands, seeing things from the ‘client side’ at Warc was an invaluable experience that helps me add to the strengths of my accounting skills at PwC.

Anthony Orlando

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Anthony Orlando

Anthony Orlando

Former Warc Consultant

From my first day at Warc, I was immediately given the responsibility and flexibility I needed to contribute to the goal of ending hunger. I was encouraged to take risks and approach problems from new perspectives. I am now a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) candidate at Georgetown University. As I engage with new international problems as part of my professional degree, I consistently draw on my experiences at Warc. Both the skills I learned and mindset I cultivated at Warc will stay with me throughout my life and career.

Matías Lanus

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Matías Lanus

Matías Lanus

Former Warc Consultant

I came to Stanford wanting to make a career change towards impact investing. My experience working with Warc not only gave me a very rich view on social enterprise dynamics in developing countries, but also gave me solid credentials for my future career. The Warc team was super open and immediately gave me meaningful responsibilities. Warc was a great way to learn more about social enterprises and to have work experience on the ground.

Emiliano Mroue

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Emiliano Mroue

Emiliano Mroue

Founder & CEO

Emiliano founded Warc in 2011. Emiliano is a young multi-lingual entrepreneur, with previous experience as a corporate manager at a Fortune 500’s headquarters in Germany where he managed a portfolio of €60m and was selected as a top manager. He holds a MSc in International Management from ESADE University and Universität zu Köln, a BA in Business Economics from UTDT, is a 2018 Stanford SEED Program Candidate, and speaks 5 languages fluently. He has lived in Sierra Leone since 2011 and has visited over 72 countries.

Jorge Lopez Menendez

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Jorge Lopez Menendez

Jorge Lopez Menendez

Founder & COO

Jorge is an agricultural entrepreneur and founder of JTF, a company managing 27,000ha of land in Argentina. He holds an engineering degree in agronomy from Universidad de Buenos Aires, and has over a decade of experience managing large-scale farms. Jorge is one of the early adopters of no-till farming in Argentina, and was instrumental in introducing environmentally friendly models there. He has produced seeds and commodities for large multinationals such as Glencore, Bunge and Nidera. Jorge and his wife moved to Sierra Leone in 2015 and are based at the farm full-time.