Mike Shanley
Founder & CEO, Konektid International; SID-W Independent Consultants Network​ Co-Chair

Innovation Competition Round 1 Judge

Mike Shanley has fifteen years of experience working in the USAID market, including at Chemonics International, USAID's largest implementing partner. In 2013, he founded Konektid International to support new partners to enter the USAID market. Konektid has worked with foreign aid organizations of all types and sizes including both established and new USAID partners, to make it help them to partner and build their USAID portfolio. His clients have ranged from the Fortune 500 and the Ivy League, to local NGOs and small businesses. He regularly works with clients and leads seminars on USAID partnering strategies, trends, and international development market updates. Konektid has partnered with the top foreign aid associations, including USAID, Devex, British Expertise International, Johns Hopkins University, Bond UK, Dochas, AidEx, Impact Hub Geneva, and the Posner Center for International Development.

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