Faizal Karmali

Associate Director in Brooklyn, New York

Faizal Karmali

Associate Director in Brooklyn, New York

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With a true portfolio career, anchored by his international and social impact orientation, Faizal has developed an inherent NETWORK mindset - always seeing the world as inherently interconnected by forces that influence one another and which can accelerate change when connected at the right times and in the right places. He has leveraged this skill to find success in both the private and social sectors.

Life Lesson: Progress is born through the connections we weave with others and within ourselves. Many of these connections can be deliberate, bringing people, ideas and organizations into the fold - but many more are unpredictable and just as important to shaping who we are and where we will go as communities, companies, organizations and individuals.

Professional Experience:

Faizal has 17 years of international experience with social and economic development investments around the world. He spent nearly a decade working with the Aga Khan Development Network and its affiliates in Asia, Europe and East Africa, where he was involved in assessing and implementing investments that spanned sectors including energy, aviation, media, health and education.

He returned to Canada in 2010 after an MBA at INSEAD and leveraged this network mindset in the energy sector, designing and managing conservation programs for utilities and leading a growing solar integration company.

Before joining the Rockefeller Foundation as an the internal expert on mobilizing networks for social change, Faizal Co-Founded and led the growth of his own enterprise 'Quinzee' - which enabled the utility industry to engage with their community of customers, collectively managing energy use intelligently while saving home owners and utilities money.

Specialties: Strategy, Networks, Relationship Management, Government and investor relations, Cleantech, Energy efficiency, Project Mgmt, Program design, International Development, Entrepreneurship, Storytelling

  • Work
    • Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
  • Education
    • B.Esc., M.A., MBA