Drew Tulchin, Managing Partner of Social Enterprise Associates, brings more than a decade of experience overcoming "The Doubting Thomases" to achieve successful results and build lasting organizations in the US and abroad. His professional experience spans the non-profit, for-profit, public & banking sectors. He has helped launch 15 entities, including 501c3 status for 5 non-profits. He has written more than three dozen socially entrepreneurial business plans. Prisma Microfinance's co-written plan was a Global Social Venture Competition award winner and was published. Private sector activities include raising capital for start-ups, even for a Bluetooth wireless firm, and socially responsible businesses. He began his career in National Community Service, as a VISTA (US domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps) and an AmeriCorps Team Leader in Oakland, California. Drew completed his MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle. He finished his BA, Cum Laude, in History and International Relations from Washington University in St. Louis. His studies included a year abroad at Sussex University, UK. In his free time, Drew plays ultimate Frisbee anywhere he can, hikes to get lost, eats food he doesn't recognize, and enjoys bad puns more than he should