ABOUT US: Executive Team
SI's Executive Team brings a wealth of international management experience and a strong view towards organizational procedures and controls to ensure project quality, client satisfaction and social impact.
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Rolf Sartorius
President and Chief Executive OfficerAs one of the founding partners of Social Impact (SI), Rolf has led the development of SI's mission, strategy, values and team with a deep commitment to making development more effective in improving people's lives. His leadership, vision, experience, and creativity in participatory development and results-based management are highly valued by SI's clients, partners and team members. Rolf is in charge of business development and the overall technical direction and quality of SI's work.
Rolf has led over 100 assignments to improve the performance of more than 40 international organizations. Rolf oversees many of SI's consulting and capacity building contracts and provides technical and advisory support to clients such as the World Bank, regional development banks, USAID and various non-governmental organizations.
As an independent consultant, prior to launching SI, Rolf worked in over forty countries providing technical and management assistance to strengthen the performance of governments, development organizations and project teams working to improve people's lives.
Rolf also teaches at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He enjoys preparing the next generation of development practitioners and inculcating values and skills for managing development and positive social change.
Rolf holds an M.A. in International Public Administration from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota where he worked closely with V.W. Ruttan, a leading development economist.
While not managing SI or teaching, Rolf enjoys his family and cycling on country roads of Virginia.
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Pat Hanscom
Vice President and Managing DirectorAs one of the founding partners of SI, Pat plays a critical role in forming the vision, values and principles of the firm. She has helped steer the firm through sustained and controlled growth with a particular eye to business development, financial health, and employee management and recruitment.
In addition to her management responsibilities, Pat oversees several of SI's long-term contracts including our work with USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives. She also provides strategic planning and program design services to clients such as USAID, the African Development Bank, and various NGOs.
Prior to founding SI, Pat was a highly regarded manager at the Department of State designing, negotiating and evaluating U.S. policy on a broad range of international security issues. Pat facilitated bilateral and multilateral agreements with over 100 countries on nuclear testing, control of land mines and reduction of conventional forces. She is an expert in negotiation skills, policy analysis and program planning.
Pat holds a Masters in Public Policy from the JFK School of Government at Harvard University and is a former member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
A closet artist, Pat enjoys painting, pottery and the art of gardening in Virginia soil.
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Robert R. Bonardi
Vice President, Finance & AdministrationRobert is Social Impact's Vice President for Finance and Administration, with more than 20 years of operational experience managing international development projects. Throughout his career, Robert has specialized in financial management, budget preparation, and project implementation experience for donor-funded programs in developing countries.
In addition to managing the firm's financial strategies and operations, cash management, financial reporting and internal controls, Robert oversees contracts management and compliance, establishment of indirect rates, and negotiations with clients and partner organizations. He is also responsible for personnel benefits functions, administration of the firm's pension fund and relationships with financial intermediaries and vendors.
Robert joined Social Impact in early 2007, having worked with leading international development consulting firms, managing multi-year contracts, providing financial management services and technical assistance to commercial, public sector and non-profit clients. Robert has an MBA degree from the University of Virginia and an MA in International Studies. He is fluent in French and Spanish and has worked in over a dozen developing countries. An avid sports enthusiast, Robert enjoys tennis, running and soccer.
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John H. (Jack) Sullivan, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor for ProgramsJohn H. (Jack) Sullivan, Ph.D., is Social Impact Senior Advisor for Programs. A seasoned development executive, over the past 26 he has managed 32 USAID Indefinite Quantity Contracts (IQC's) and was responsible for successfully directing and supervising more than 300 task orders. Among the IQC's were many focusing on democracy and governance, program evaluation, agriculture, environment and economic growth. Holding a Ph.D. in international relations, Dr. Sullivan spent four years in USAID as Assistant Administrator for Asia and the Pacific, where he received a Superior Honor Award for his management practices. He also served seven years as a senior staff member of the House Committee on International Relations. The latter included directing the House staff involved in the foreign assistance authorization. Dr Sullivan works as an integral member of SI's executive management team to develop new business and manage large government contracts.