Reuben Coulter
Director of International Strategy | Faith Driven Investor
Bio:
Reuben Coulter is a Director of International Strategy at Faith Driven Investor and Entrepreneur. He is also a Trustee of Bristol City Funds, a pioneering investment fund in the UK. Prior to this, he was CEO of Transformational Business Network, a global impact investment network, and a Fellow and Associate Director for Africa at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. He was also the founding CEO of Tearfund Ireland, an international development organisation and Chair of the Irish Humanitarian Committee. He completed an Executive Masters in Leadership with Wharton, Colombia, London and INSEAD Business Schools and a Masters in Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
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CONTRIBUTION TO FAITH DRIVEN ENTREPRENEUR
Ecosystem building requires time and patience. It is typically a co-creation process between local leadership and capacity and international expertise and resources.
In our experience, a healthy faith-based ecosystem is built on five pillars. The first two pillars are foundational and unique to our faith, while the others are also applicable in the wider secular context.
What distinguishes a faith-driven entrepreneur from a secular entrepreneur? What types of enterprises create what impact?
Faith-based enterprises transforming economies intuitively makes sense but its potential has yet to be realised. Why is this the case?
Over the past 70 years there has been significant progress in raising living standards and quality of life around the world.
We believe that Faith Driven Entrepreneurs and Investors can create transformation in four main ways; Wealth and Job Creation, Innovation, Evangelism, and Discipleship and Cultural Transformation.
The Christian community needs to prayerfully discern how to respond to these and particularly how faith driven entrepreneurs and investors can provide solutions to these opportunities and challenges.
The reality is that entrepreneurs are often lonely and can become overwhelmed. The negative consequences can not only impact your business but also family and faith.