Skoll Foundation
Raquel Melo Abrantes is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in program design and management across various esteemed organizations. Currently serving as a Senior Program Consultant at the Skoll Foundation since October 2022, Abrantes previously held a consultant role at the Clinton Foundation for a brief period in 2022. From 2019 to 2021, Abrantes progressed through several leadership roles at Founders Pledge, including Programmes Director and Interim Programmes Director. Earlier experience includes significant positions at the Clinton Global Initiative, where Abrantes managed teams and strategic initiatives aimed at addressing global challenges, and at the Organización de los Estados Americanos, focusing on peacebuilding in Central America. A foundation in communication sciences was established with a bachelor's degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, supplemented by an Erasmus Scholarship in Public Relations and Political Communication at Universidad de Málaga.
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The Skoll Foundation seeks to catalyze transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Jeff Skoll, the first employee and first President of eBay, created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. Led by CEO Don Gips, the Skoll Foundation is at an exciting inflection point in its two-decade long history. With equity at the center of an evolving strategy, the Foundation seeks to fundamentally shift the trajectory of urgent global challenges including health and pandemics, inclusive economies, climate action, effective governance, and racial justice. Over the past 20 years, the Foundation has awarded more than $935 million worldwide, including investments in 165 organizations of social entrepreneurs and other social innovators across five continents. Skoll also operates the annual Skoll World Forum, the premier conference on social entrepreneurship, and shares the stories of social entrepreneurs through partnerships with leading film and broadcast organizations including the PBS NewsHour and the Sundance Institute, to drive awareness of social entrepreneurship and its potential to address the critical issues of our time. For more information, visit www.skoll.org.