Testimonials

Cynthia Schweer comes from the U.S. and brings nine years of work experience as consultant and financial analyst as well as an MBA from INSEAD.
She left her position as CEO of Starfish Greathearts Foundation USA in New York City to become a fellow and work as Financial Analyst / Business Development Strategist with mothers2mothers (m2m) in Cape Town, South Africa.
(Interview, PDF)

Tom Kagerer comes from Germany and brings ten years of management experience with BMW.
He left his position as management consultant within a BMW Financial Services transformation project in Munich to become a fellow and work as Chief Project Manager with Heart in Cape Town, South Africa.
(Interview, PDF)

Juan Carlos Moreno comes from Switzerland and brings 7 years of work experience in Internal Audit, a Financial Advisory Service company as well as in IT system implementation. He holds a degree in Business Administration.
He left his position as Manager at the Internal Audit of Adecco Management Consulting to become a fellow and work as CFO with Fundação Pró-Cerrado in Goiânia, Brazil.
(Interview, PDF)

Peter Shrimpton, founder and CEO of the social enterprise Heart in Cape Town, South Africa. An ex-asset manager, venture capitalist and corporate financier, Peter’s deep commitment to serve humanity and unbridled passion for South Africa and its people fuel his determination to bring about real change, on the ground where it matters most, through social enterprise.
In 2009, three fellows supported Peter’s team. Tom Kagerer (Germany) as Chief Project Manager, Jordan Kondi Kondi (Gabon) as Change Management Facilitator, and Xiao Han (China) as Financial Analyst.
(Interview, PDF)

David Torres, Director of Special Projects at mothers2mothers (m2m) in Cape Town, South Africa. While traveling around the world with his family on a sabbatical from his role as a Managing Director at JPMorgan in London, David was introduced to m2m, and worked as a volunteer in Cape Town for two months. After returning to London, David decided to end his 22-year career in banking and join m2m as a permanent staff member.
In 2009, Fellow Cynthia Schweer supported the team of m2m as Financial Analyst.
(Interview, PDF)