Warc
The West African Rice Company
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 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 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.
Cristián is an equity investor in Warc and sits on the Board of Directors. He is a long-time supporter of Warc and provides strategic advice. He is also a seasoned social entrepreneur, having founded DAP – a 20,000ha farm in Paraguay – and holds a group of telco companies in Chile and France. He is a member of the Board of Directors at the International Food Bank, a partner at Acumen and member of the BritDoc. Previously, he held different senior banking positions in New York and Buenos Aires
Brent is the Founder and CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners and CEO of Align Impact, both Santa Monica-based financial planning and investment firms. Brent is also a Partner at Acumen and the author of “It’s Not About the Money”. His book was named one of Kiplinger’s Top Five Business Books of the Year, and was named by FastCompany as one of the five most generous people on Wall Street.Brent is the Founder and CEO of Abacus Wealth Partners and CEO of Align Impact, both Santa Monica-based financial planning and investment firms. Brent is also a Partner at Acumen and the author of “It’s Not About the Money”. His book was named one of Kiplinger’s Top Five Business Books of the Year, and was named by FastCompany as one of the five most generous people on Wall Street.
Dr. Sanchez is the Director of the Agriculture & Food Security Center, Senior Research Scholar, and Director of the Millennium Villages Project at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He was previously the Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre, and served as co-chair of the UN Millennium Project Hunger Task Force. He is currently a Professor Emeritus of Soil Science and Forestry at North Carolina State Univeristy. Dr. Sanchez is a 2002 World Food Prize laureate and a 2004 MacArthur Fellow.
