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Ari Sznajder
Ari Sznajder is a filmmaker who consulted for USAID in Cambodia, worked for the Chicago Tribune in China, conducted a renewable energy feasibility assessment for a mining company in Mozambique, and is now working in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Ari Sznajder received a dual MBA/MPP degree from the Ross School of Business and Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.Prior to graduate school he directed a documentary film entitled "Rivers, Wats and Riots" and consulted for USAID in Cambodia. He has also worked for the Chicago Tribune in China, conducted a renewable energy feasibility assessment for a mining company in Mozambique, and worked as a Marketing Associate for GlaxoSmithKline.
He is now working for LEAP Africa in Lagos, where he trains future leaders for Nigeria.
He has expanded from film making to writing and business development because he realized that if film making is very good at showing the problems and needs, it often has no call to action, while business development gets things done.
His advice to fellow MBAs and social entrepreneurs: “Be a fly on the wall – understand what people are saying and what they need!”
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