Quoted on the Boston Globe, Item Live, and BU African Studies Center
Contributed to Africa On the Blog, Harvard PHR and Ajabu africa
Ahmadou Balde is originally from Guinea, Conakry and he is interested in writing, philosophy, humanism and entrepreneurship. He plans on becoming an educator, entrepreneur and essayist in order to contribute to the world through his thoughts and initiatives. In doing so, he hopes to bring his modest contribution to the emergence of a better world.
Ultimately, Ahmadou believes that the character of our society will be judged by our capacity to become one out of many. Each of us has a singular story, but our destiny is shared. He writes to remind everyone this simple, but not simplistic reality. Inaction, apathy and indifference toward your neighbor are the source of all evils. As Plato once stated that the greatest mistake physicians make it that they attempt to cure the body without attempting to cure the mind. He welcomes you to his world and urges you to believe in the possibility of the impossible so that you can make the world a better place.
Francais
Je me nomme Ahmadou Balde. Je rêve de devenir entrepreneur et écrivain dans le but d’apporter une modeste contribution au monde à travers mes pensées et initiatives. Sachant que le silence perpétue le silence et rompant avec cette attitude, j’exprime dans ce blog ma position contre l’oppression et la désinformation. Ce faisant, j’espère apporter ma modeste contribution à l’avènement d’un monde meilleur.
Curriculum Vitae
Bridge builder with commendable managerial and leaderships skills. Strong communication skills with fundraising and event planning experience. Highly collaborative leader, self-starter & Ideator with new project design, implementation, and evaluation. Skilled at building cross-functional teams & driven with a strategic and entrepreneurial mind & a lifelong learner. Completed Dale Carnegie training in Effective Communications.
EDUCATION
- Bentley University Graduate School of Business, MBA, Distinction : May 2018
- Harvard Kennedy School,Certificate: Leadership,Organizing, and Action : May 2015
- Salem State,Bachelor of Science, Political Science and Economics : May 2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Complexe Scolaire et de Santé, Néné Aissatou Diallo (CSS-NAD): 2017 – Present
- Chief Operating Officer
“Providing education and medical services to the city of Labé and its surrounding communities.”
- Chief Operating Officer
- Spirit of Adventure Council – Boy Scouts of America: 2015 – 2017
- District Executive/Development Executive
Serves Boston and 75 other Massachusetts communities; supporting 13,000 Scouts and 5,000 volunteers.
- District Executive/Development Executive
- African Bridge Network : 2014 – 2017
- Mentorship Program Manager& Cofounder
Aims to create an environment that enables African immigrants in MA to maximize their potential.
- Mentorship Program Manager& Cofounder
- Refugee and Immigrant Assistance Center : 2014 – 2015
- Program Outreach Coordinator
Non-profit human service agency providing comprehensive services to refugees and immigrants.
- Program Outreach Coordinator
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Member, Diversity Task Force, Boy Scouts of America
- Team Captain, Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO)
- Teaching fellow,Muslim Gamechangers Network
RECOGNITION
National:Cum Laude ●Omicron Delta Epsilon ●International Dean’s List Society ●Pi Sigma Alpha ●Federal Reserve Bank Annual College Competition ●Harvard Model United Nations Participant
University: Outstanding Executive Officer Student Government, Salem State, 2013 ●Civic Engagement Hall of Fame Nominee ●Who’s Who Inductee ●Silver Key Award ●Student Leadership Institute ●President of Economics Club ●Treasurer and Senator of Student GovernmentAssociation ●Commencement Speaker
PUBLICATIONS Blogger at ahmadou.netand previous guest writer on Africa on the Blog and Ajabu News;
