Meryem Cherif

Investment Manager

2018 - Current

Board Member

2021

Global MBA Program

2017 - 2017

Nand Ghar project is Vedanta's flagship CSR project and India's largest public private partners in CSR • Proposed actions to sustainably scale up the project from 100 to 4000 locations based on detailed audit including stakeholders’ interviews, business case analysis, best practice benchmarking, etc. • Presented findings to senior leadership including vice-chairman and advisory board who started implementing the recommendations straight away

Project Manager

2013 - 2016

SwitchMed Programme - Green entrepreneurship • Created a green business incubation program (training, mentoring and access to finance) benefitting over 1400 green entrepreneurs in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Lebanon through ensuring the collaboration of government, local entrepreneurship ecosystems and engaging international expertise SwitchMed Programme - Policy • Co-authored the Regional Action Plan on Sustainable Consumption and Production for the Mediterranean, a strategy for sustainable development in the Mediterranean and secured Contracting Parties endorsement

Freelance Consultant

2011 - 2013

Successfully sourced 8 projects through building a strong international network and reputation Projects included: - design of a tool for modelling and forecasting of global palm oil prices - market sizing and market research of a new business opportunity for a client - research and development of a database of BATs adapted to the emerging countries and support in technology transfer - design of sustainability strategy for a region in Spain