Aid and International Development Forum 2012 Washington D.C

Building partnerships for relief and development

Steve Schmida

Steve Schmida

President

SSG Advisors

Steve Schmida is the founder and Managing Director of SSG Advisors, a project management and advisory service firm specializing in Corporate Social Responsibility, Technology at the Base of the Pyramid and Public-Private Alliances.  Since its inception in 2005, SSG has completed assignments in more than 35 countries for a wide variety of government and corporate clients alike.  Steve is also the co-founder of Easy Seva, a rural Internet micro-franchise, in Sri Lanka.

Prior to establishing SSG, Steve served as the Regional Director for the Eurasia Foundation in Russia as well as Central Asia. He is fluent in Russian and holds an MA from Tufts University.  He lives in Vermont with his wife and two children.