We are thrilled to welcome Marina Fanning to the Jabi Consulting team. Marina Fanning provides corporate oversight and has advised Jabi Consulting on its strategies, economic development tools, and projects since its inception. She served for almost four decades as Executive Vice President for Management Systems International, an 800-person international development consulting firm she helped to establish. She was instrumental in growing the organization to annual revenues of $160 million.
In addition, she is the co-developer and the principal force behind the development and popularization of MSI’s Entrepreneurship Development Program which has been provided to more than 800,000 people in seven languages. She also served for seven years as the director of MSI’s highly regarded Career Management for Women program.
In 2007, Ms. Fanning was recognized by Smart CEO as recipient of its annual award recognizing successful women executives in the Greater Washington Area. A native of Mexico, Ms. Fanning is fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese and holds an MS Degree in Organizational Development from American University. She is currently on the board of several small businesses and NGOs that are in the process of establishing themselves in the international development arena.