Will Nielsen
Economist and Consultant
Outcomes Driven
MARKETS - SYSTEMS - POLICY - ECONOMICS - IMPACT
SERVICES
- FINANCIAL AND IMPACT PROJECTIONS
- Impact proformas
- Scenario analysis
- DCF, IRR, NPV analysis
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CUSTOM RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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Evidence Assessments
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Qualitative Analysis
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Quantitative Analysis
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Data Visualization
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TOOL/FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT
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Impact and Performance Measurement methods
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Decision-making frameworks
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Interactive Dashboarding tools
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Data collection/Survey tools
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STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
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Business/Policy recommendations
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Impact management strategy
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Market assessment
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SYSTEMS MODELING
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Systems design
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Network mapping
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TECHNICAL WRITING AND PRESENTATION
DESCRIPTION
The above mentioned services are often overlapping and complimentary in nature with analysis serving as the core value. Each project developed will likely pull from several of the services, providing a complete, end to end project development and execution tailored to the client's needs.
CORE SUBJECTS of ANALYSIS
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Markets
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Systems
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Policy
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Economics
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Impact & Performance
EXPERIENCE / CLIENTS
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
AS YOU SOW FOUNDATION
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
BLOG Posts
CURRENT PROJECTS
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Review and analysis of behavioral insights for building trust between public and private sectors
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Development of Taxonomy of Impact Measurement Methodologies
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Re-thinking the approach to business informality in developing economies
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Social Return on Investment calculation and analysis for clients
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Business strategy for agribusiness social enterprise start-up in rural Pakistan
EXAMPLE PAST PROJECTS
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Public Policy review for supporting Inclusive Businesses
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Business strategy for low income (BoP) populations
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Market Assessment of Impact Investment Fund Feasibility in Central America
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Project Portfolio review template
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Review of small business cluster support programs and their impacts
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Public Policies for Sustainable Development
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Analysis of obstacles in impact measurement practices
ABOUT
With over 10 years of consulting experience, Will brings a unique combination of skills and learnings to develop innovative impact research and analysis methodologies, providing value added findings to businesses, non-profits and multilateral institutions.
As a consultant, Will has worked with the World Bank Group on a variety of economic inclusion projects, developed social return on investment analyses with the impact accounting firm Ecotone Analytics, conducted market research and created management tools with the boutique consulting firm Upspring Associates, developed recommendations for the creation of an impact investing fund by Mesoamerica Investments in Latin America, among others.
Will is a co-founder of Good Earth Pakistan, a start-up agribusiness based in Pakistan that helps small-scale farmers boost their incomes by accessing new market opportunities. He is also a co-founder of The Democracy Lab, a Costa Rica based think tank focused on turning information into knowledge for citizens to better enable their participation in their own governance.
He received his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Cornell University, graduating as an Environmental Finance and Impact Investment Fellow, and was inducted into Pi Alpha Alpha, the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration based on academic merit. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Applied Economics, graduating magna cum laude.
Full CV linked Here