Charles J. Hall serves as chief executive officer of ACDI/VOCA. Prior to joining ACDI/VOCA in June 2018, Mr. Hall served at the Export – Import Bank of the United States. During the five years prior to this U.S. government service, he was chief executive of a London-based nonprofit that designed and managed community-based agroforestry and forest protection programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to that, he and his wife founded a food manufacturing business in the United Kingdom. He also served as an emerging markets corporate finance banker and served in the U.S. Navy and as a U.S. Foreign Service officer with the Department of State. He holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University in New York.
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A Food Systems Approach to Combat the Three Cs: Coronavirus, Climate Change, and Conflict
Authored by ACDI/VOCA CEO CJ Hall; published by USGLC, September 23, 2021
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Earth Day: Celebrating Partnerships and Shared Voices
By its nature, agriculture is an innate partnership. The seed joins with the soil, water and nutrients to produce a …
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Updated CEO Statement: Phases of Transition
Like many around the world, we at ACDI/VOCA Group (ACDI/VOCA and its affiliates Tanager and AV Ventures) have been thinking …
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COVID-19 Response: We Are Resilient
The health and safety of ACDI/VOCA staff, volunteers, partners and beneficiaries around the world is our top priority. ACDI/VOCA leadership …
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Official Development Assistance & Impact Investing Can Work Together to Make the World a Better Place
This article originally appeared on the SOCAP (Social Capital Markets) website prior to SOCAP19, an annual conference focused on market-based …
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President & CEO CJ Hall Reflects on First Year with ACDI/VOCA
It seems impossible, but my calendar tells me that I have now been a member of the ACDI/VOCA team for …