Image:Â Traditional Rwandan baskets exhibited in the National University of Rwanda, photographed by Colleen Taugher
ESN continues its series of interviews with authors of Faithful Is Successful. Dano Jukanovich is a co-founder and partner with Karisimbi Business Partners in Kigali, Rwanda, a socially motivated management consulting and private equity firm focused on small and mid-size enterprise development. His background includes five years of service as a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger and Senior Intelligence Officer prior to application of his leadership to a variety of companies. Dano received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1993. He also holds an MBA degree with a specialty in Finance at Wharton and a Master of Arts in International Economics & China Studies at the Johns Hopkins Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
1. ESN: Would you tell our readers a bit about your day to day life in Rwanda working with Karisimbi Business Partners?
Dano: Rwanda tends to have a more relaxed pace than the US, where I’m from, but at the same time we are running a business where “time is money†so we had one foot in each paradigm. Part of my days in Rwanda were filled with a combination of meetings with Rwandan consulting clients—a range from junior to senior and business to government to other stakeholders. The other working hours include time spent independently and collaboratively on typical consulting research and analysis activities. [Read more…] about Faithful Is Successful Interview: Dano Jukanovich