Jacques-Philippe Piverger

Jacques-Philippe Piverger, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of MPOWERD Inc., is a social entrepreneur who is harnessing business and philanthropic experience to effect change where it is needed most in the globe. He is also Chairman of Regenerer Haiti, a 2,500 acre quadruple bottom line sustainably developed community in Haiti which takes into account people, planet, profit and community. Jacques-Philippe honed his business acumen as a Director at PineBridge Investments, participating in more than $10 billion in private equity, hedge and real estate transactions globally. He also worked at AIG Investments, Friedman Billings Ramsey and Barclays Capital before founding The Soleil Group, a strategic marketing firm with a diverse portfolio of clients such as Western Union, Universal Music, New York Public Library, Glaceau Vitamin Water, BMG and Motorola

Jacques-Philippe is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Soleil Global, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using renewable energy solutions to empower people in developing countries. He is Co-Founder and a member of the Board of The Council of Urban Professionals, a nonprofit focused on education reform, access to capital, and leadership development for women and minorities. Jacques-Philippe is a Term Member of The Council on Foreign Relations, a Young Global Leader, as designated by The World Economic Forum, and an Advisory Board Member of George Clooney’s Hope for Haiti Now Fund. He is an avid speaker on leadership, impact investing and being a sound global citizen. Jacques-Philippe holds a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth where he was a Private Equity Research Fellow.

When he is not conceptualizing and executing new ideas, Jacques-Philippe spends time with his wife, Jennifer, and children Soleil and Jacques-Maxime. He enjoys martial arts such as hapkido and was an All-American in wrestling and judo. He also enjoys meditation, sports, yoga, reading and traveling.