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JACKIE CARMEL Managing Director, Endeavor Catalyst Jackie is Managing Director of Endeavor Catalyst, based in San Francisco. Endeavor Catalyst is an impact investment fund that enables investors to generate a competitive return and financially supports Endeavor's work in new and existing markets. Prior to joining Endeavor, Jackie was at Google managing strategic partnerships with online publishers. She started her career at J.P. Morgan in New York City assisting U.S. companies with debt financings on the Investment Grade Debt Capital Markets team. Jackie graduated from the Huntsman Program at the University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Economics and a B.A. in International Studies, minoring in French. She serves on the Strategic Board of Coca-Cola FEMSA, the largest independent bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola products. Jackie lives in San Francisco with her husband, Adam, and daughter, Caroline. 11 E NDE AVOR STAFF ALLEN TAYLOR Managing Director, Endeavor Catalyst Based in San Francisco, Allen leads Endeavor's efforts to connect its portfolio of 1,000+ high-growth companies with US-based mentors and investors. Since joining Endeavor in 2006, Allen has facilitated thousands of mentoring connections, and helped Endeavor companies raise more than $1B+ in equity capital. Allen also serves as the Managing Director of Endeavor Catalyst, an innovative co-investment vehicle through which Endeavor can invest into its portfolio companies. Launched in 2012, Endeavor Catalyst has raised more than $120M+ across two funds and made 70+ investments to date in 20 different countries across Latin America, EMEA and Southeast Asia. Investments include Globant (NYSE:GLOB) in Argentina, Yemeksepeti.com (acq'd Delivery Hero $589M, 2015) in Turkey and Fetchr in the UAE. A native Californian and travel enthusiast, Allen has studied, worked and traveled in over 75 countries. A graduate of Princeton University, he has been recognized as a Fulbright Scholar and a Kauffman Fellow. He is married and lives in Woodside, California.