Global Team for Local Initiatives

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Posted by Lori Pappas at 9:20 AM

Lori Pappas: From 1984 to 2006, Lori Pappas was a software entrepreneur and turnaround consultant. Her company, JobBOSS Software, was named one of INC Magazine’s “Best Small Companies to Work For.” However, a 2006 encounter with a 6 year old girl in Niger convinced her that she needed to apply her business and planning skills to the tremendous challenges in the developing world. In 2007, after extensive travel, research and volunteering in the field of international development, she founded Global Team for Local Initiatives. Lori now spends nine months a year in Ethiopia working with the Hamar tribe.