Adam Cleland, a Washington, DC native, is a financial services consultant drawn to global investments in people and the businesses they operate across the for-profit and non-profit sectors. Starting his career with the Swiss management consulting firm Egon Zehnder, Adam focused his time on researching the Chief Financial Officer role’s global repositioning from a traditional accounting profile to a strategic thought partner profile in the C-suite. He also facilitated internal trainings virtually and in-person around the globe. He then moved to HOPE International, a non-profit offering small loans and savings to entrepreneurs on the poverty line in over 25 developing countries. Adam learned about GLP on his very first day at HOPE, where his job was to implement capacity building opportunities for illiterate business owners without formal education around the world. GLP is a phenomenal organization at the foundation of how adult learning is practiced at HOPE.
Adam holds a BA in Economics from Rice University in Houston, Texas, and is currently pursuing his MBA at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Adam can be found practicing his Spanish, playing bridge, or zonked out on his long-haul flight bound for his next adventure.