Dianne Calvi
CEO and President
An advocate for the most vulnerable, Dianne Calvi has been working to end extreme poverty in rural Africa as Village Enterprise’s president and CEO since 2010. Since joining Village Enterprise, Dianne has increased the breadth and depth of the organization’s impact by focusing on strategic partnerships, innovation and technology, rigorous monitoring and evaluation, and building a highly qualified African team. To date, Village Enterprise has trained over 287,612 people, started over 86,958 businesses, and lifted over 1.8 million people out of extreme poverty.
With Dianne at the helm, Village Enterprise has completed an independent randomized control trial (RCT), launched the first Development Impact Bond in poverty alleviation, and been recognized for excellence by Charity Navigator (4 stars), Guidestar (Platinum), The Life You Can Save, ImpactMatters, the Rockefeller Foundation, Innovations for Poverty Action, and the Classy Collaborative.
Prior to joining Village Enterprise, Dianne served as the President of Bring Me A Book Foundation, a literacy nonprofit that she scaled through partnerships in both domestic and international locations. Previously, she worked in the private sector for Microsoft, Xerox, and Montedison in Milan, Italy. She has served on several nonprofit boards and was recently appointed to the InterAction board of directors. Dianne received a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from Bocconi University (Milan, IT) on a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship.
