Chris Jurgens

Chris Jurgens leads the global partnerships division in the Office of Innovation and Development Alliances at the U.S. Agency for International Development, which is responsible for providing overall leadership of the agency's public-private partnership efforts, many of which are established as Global Development Alliances.

Latest Articles

Innovating partnerships: USAID's views on the future of partnership

almost 10 years ago // Public-private Partnerships

There are three key themes that the United States Agency for International Development believes will shape the future of engagement with the private sector. Read this guest column from Chris Jurgens, the director of the Center for Transformational Partnerships at USAID's U.S. Global Development Lab, to find out what they are.

What do Olympic athletes and developing country entrepreneurs have in common?

about 12 years ago // Contributor: Christopher Jurgens

Successful entrepreneurs in developing countries have much in common with Olympic athletes. Like top athletes, entrepreneurs in developing countries also need a network of supporting individuals, institutions and resources — what many are now calling an entrepreneurial “ecosystem” — in order to achieve success.

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