Finance, Investment and Economic Development
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Resilience Capital Ventures mobilizes and catalyzes all forms of capital for development.
The Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program (BSIP)
The Bahamas Sustainable Investment Program is an ambitious multi-year investment and economic development program that seeks to position The Bahamas at the forefront of sustainable investment trends and deliver socio-economic benefits to the people of the country in line with national development goals and existing commitments on climate change and environmental response.
Mobilizing and Deploying Capital for Good: The Triple B Framework
The Triple B Framework is an approach consisting of three components—bottlenecks, blind spots and blended finance—that seeks to solve for sluggishness in capital growth, as well as, to reduce misallocation decisions.
The strategy aims to produce an optimal level of beneficial services from assets, recognizing that these may be held either by individual or collective owners.
Innovation Possibilities In A Time of Crisis
The COVID 19 crisis provides a tapestry for designing solutions and forging collaborations. I suggest that the crisis provides a unique opportunity to challenge orthodoxies, inspiring and energizing us in the process. We can use this time to examine and reframe our shared understanding of innovation, resilience, and systems change.
This insights draw from first hand experience of Hurricane Maria, as it devastated St Croix in 2017, ongoing efforts working with colleagues, to shape disaster management responses in the Caribbean.
Practice Areas
Funds
We provide market-leading solutions for deal origination, structuring and capital raising for Funds.
Ventures
We leverage our extensive network to provide financial capital and professional services to commercial and social entrepreneurs, helping them to build and scale companies that create impact.
Transforming Finance for Development
We provide thought leadership, ecosystem development and program design services for the financial community, with emphasis on development finance institutions and impact investors.
Our Team
Gillian Marcelle, PhD | Chief Executive Officer
Gillian Marcelle, PhD is a senior leader in finance and economic development with a proven track record in attracting investment to emerging markets. She is currently the founder and CEO of Resilience Capital Ventures LLC (RCV) an advisory firm in the blended finance space where she has been successful in capital raising, deal origination and guiding the business activities of commercial start-ups and social ventures.
Cathy-Mae Karelse, PhD | Lead, Systems Change
Cathy-Mae Karelse PhD has 20+ years’ expertise in social transformation and systems change. She is a recognised thought leader in diversity and inclusion.
