Jonathan Fantini Porter is an American government official and executive in the private and social sectors. He is CEO of the public-private Partnership for Central America and previously held leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, The White House, U.S. Congress, and McKinsey & Company.[1]
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| Occupation(s) | Government official, business executive |
Career edit
As of 2023, Fantini Porter is executive director and CEO of the White House public-private Partnership for Central America.[2] Under his tenure, the organization raised $4.2 billion[3] in foreign direct investment, procurement, and lending and delivered programs to 5 million individuals across Environmental, social, and corporate governance programs to address the economic roots of migration in frontier and emerging markets.[4][5][6][7][8][9] [10] [11]
He previously was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company;[12] advisor on national security and private sector engagement to the Presidential transition of Joe Biden;[13] a White House advisor on transnational security during the Presidency of Barack Obama;[14] as a senior congressional aide in the U.S. Congress; and Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he oversaw management operations of a $6 billion homeland security budget supporting 22,000 personnel in 48 countries.[15]
He has been on advisory bodies to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees,[16] World Economic Forum,[2] and Amnesty International,[17] and as a consulting fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Education edit
Fantini Porter is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Georgetown University and was awarded an Eisenhower Fellowship.[18][19]
References edit
- ^ "Partnership for Central America". www.centampartnership.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "World Economic Forum - Contributor - Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.weforum.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Public-Private Partnership Has Generated More than $4.2 Billion in Private Sector Commitments for Northern Central America". White House. White House. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "White House - Statement by Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Vice President Kamala Harris's Call with Ajay Banga and Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "The Partnership for Central America: Encouraging Economic Development". University of Virginia. University of Virginia. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Vice President Kamala Harris Announces New Commitments". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Call to Action for Central America". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Partnership for Central America – Darden Business School". University of Virginia. University of Virginia. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Private Sector Announces New Investments". Cision. Cision. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Call to Action". State Department. State Department. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces New Commitments Supporting Women's Economic Empowerment in Latin America". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
- ^ "McKinsey - Asking the right questions to define government's role in cybersecurity" (PDF). www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Concordia - Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.concordia.net. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Center for Inclusive Capital - Council Members". www.inclusivecapitalism.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Former national security official set to speak at Angelo State Foreign Affairs program". Fox News. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Harvard University - 20 American Leaders". www.harvard.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Amnesty International-He was imprisoned, tortured and beaten, but Nestor Fantini found hope in the most unexpected way". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Eisenhower Fellowship - 20 American Leaders Selected as Eisenhower Fellows". www.efworld.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ "Legistorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.