DAI's Mission & ValuesTo achieve our mission, we must be a great place to work and we must be a successful business. We need to attract and retain extraordinary talent, and provide our team with professional opportunity, fair salary and benefits, and a healthy work-life balance. We also must perform as a business so that we can meet our obligations, invest in our future, and reward our employee owners. The more successful we are as a business, the greater development impact we can have.DAI_2624ba6c-e13a-11e4-81b6-5b2b548ce344DAI was founded in 1970 by three graduates of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government intent on providing a more dynamic and effective brand of development assistance. This entrepreneurial approach would look beyond traditional philanthropy to embrace the virtues of the private sector, and build a company that delivers social and economic development on a competitive, cost-effective, best-value basis -- a social enterprise that is self-sustaining because it is profitable.Employee-owned DAI is now a global development company with a record of delivering results in 160 countries. But it remains today what it was as a start-up: innovative, alert, self-critical, and forward-looking -- and driven by a powerful sense of corporate purpose. Our mission remains essentially unchanged from the days of the founders.Leadership Executive Leadership TeamOur Executive Leadership Team ensures that DAI's passion for development is delivered with the discipline of a business. Embracing the rigors of the marketplace -- competition and innovation -- they set the standards for a company dedicated to delivering both development results and development value. The Executive Leadership Team reports to DAI's Board of Directors.James BoomgardPresident and Chief Executive Officer -- Jim has worked at the forefront of economic development issues for more than 30 years in more than 30 countries.Jean GilsonSenior Vice President, Strategy and Information Technology Group -- Jean leads the firm's work on strategy, market analysis, external relations, and communications.Michael JakobowskiChief Financial Officer -- Michael has more than 20 years of management and consulting experience, including in strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, business process integration, and 11 years in public accounting with Price Waterhouse, Coopers & Lybrand, and Johnson Lambert.Christopher LockettSenior Vice President and Managing Director, DAI Europe -- Christopher leads DAI's operations in Europe and oversees our work for clients such as the U.K. Department for International Development and the European CommissionZan NorthripSenior Vice President, U.S. Government Business Unit -- Zan leads the development, marketing, and delivery of DAI's technical solutions for the U.S. government services market.Laura ViehmyerSenior Vice President, Human Resources -- Laura’s career spans 25 years in human resources management for both nonprofit and for-profit organizations.Helle WeekeSenior Vice President and General Counsel -- Helle is DAI's principal legal advisor, responsible for managing all of the firm's legal affairs.DAI Board of DirectorsOur Board -- comprising internal and external directors -- ensures that DAI is serving the interests of its employee owners and fulfilling its mission to make a difference in the world.James BoomgardPresident and Chief Executive Officer -- Jim has worked at the forefront of economic development issues for more than 30 years in more than 30 countries.Charles (Chuck) ChopakAs DAI's Vice President for Technical Services, Chuck leads a team that provides technical expertise to DAI projects across all of the company's technical sectors.Daniel HeaneyDan is a financial professional with more than 20 years of experience in public and private companies.Marwan JumaMarwan was the Jordanian Minister of Information and Communications Technology and, previously, Chief Executive Officer of Xpress Telecommunications.Jack McCarthyJack McCarthy has 20 years of international experience in the research, design, implementation, management, and evaluation of international development programs, especially those involving crisis prevention, mitigation, and responses.Elizabeth NelsonBetsey, the chair of DAI's Board of Directors, is an advisor and corporate director for high-growth companies in the software, digital media, technology and Internet markets.Niels Christian NielsenNiels is and has been a board director for more than 25 companies (nine as chairman) including Codan, Unimerco, JyllandsPosten, Prophet, Savivo, 2M Invest, Tooling Invest, and Quantumwise. Throughout his career he has been part of around 100 merger and acquisition transactions.Maria OteroMaria joined the board from the U.S. Department of State, where from 2009 until February 2013 she served as Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.Marcia SharpMarcia is the principal of Millennium Communications Group, a strategic communications practice serving the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.Gail SteinelGail was for more than two decades a senior executive at Arthur Andersen, leading its Business Consulting Business.A world in which communities and societies become more prosperous, fairer and better governed, safer, healthier, and environmentally more sustainable._2624bc38-e13a-11e4-81b6-5b2b548ce344To make a lasting difference in the world by helping people improve their lives._2624bd14-e13a-11e4-81b6-5b2b548ce344Integritywe have an uncompromising commitment to civility and ethical behavior. We play by the rules and do the right thing.Responsibilitywe are accountable to our clients, our colleagues, and the communities where we work. If we fall short, we own up, fix the problem, and get it right the next time.Excellencewe demand of ourselves the highest technical and professional standards. We celebrate innovation, learning, and service. We have an unwavering desire to “stretch,” as individuals and as an organization.Global Citizenshipwe are a global company with a global outlook. We depend on our diversity, respect the cultures in which we work, and treat everyone, everywhere with professionalism and dignity. We thrive on collaboration with our partners around the world, and share with them the hope that our work will leave the world a better place.Ideas & ImpactTransform ideas into action to shape a more livable world_2624bddc-e13a-11e4-81b6-5b2b548ce344DAI works on the frontlines of international development. Transforming ideas into action -- action into impact. We are committed to shaping a more livable world.Social & Economic DevelopmentTackle fundamental social and economic development problems_2624bec2-e13a-11e4-81b6-5b2b548ce344We tackle fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. We work with a wide range of clients, including national and local governments, bilateral and multilateral donors, private corporations, and philanthropies.2015-04-12http://dai.com/who-we-are/mission-and-valuesOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net