“If you could devise a better system of money than what we have now, to be more fair and equitable, how would you do it?”
This was the question Ammar Charani asked nobel winners, academics, and leaders in economics, business, permaculture, and finance in order to get a grasp on our economic future. The inquiry inspired him to to build a community platform for exchanging goods and services with an alternative currency, and now the search is on for a seasoned CEO to take the product to market.
“Think eBay meets Groupon meets Berkshares,” I was told in the email notifying me of this opportunity.
With an advisory board that includes complementary currency advocates Bernard Lietaer and Margrit Kennedy, as well as experts in investment banking and electronic commerce, I’m intrigued to see what they roll out.
Below is a description of the position and application process. Please pass it along to your communities if you know someone who would be a good fit.
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The Job
Looking for a seasoned CEO to shape the direction and grow a platform to exchange goods and services without cash, utilizing an alternative currency. The ideal candidate will be a proven, passionate and dynamic leader; both visionary and strategic. You must be educated about, and ideally involved in alternative currency, gift and barter economies, attuned to the cultural trends of shifting attitudes towards money, explorations of “collaborative consumption”, and the future of money. The CEO will help recruit a team and build the company.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing the vision and strategy of the organization and leading the achievement of the company’s mission and goals. This includes communicating a clear and compelling strategy to future employees, partner organizations, the media and the public.
- Launching the product in a test market, and planning the subsequent roll-out into other markets
- Building and leading a team
- Establishing collaboration with community organizations and partners
- Working closely with a mature Advisory Board of leaders in economics, business, design, operations
The Company
The company is a brain child of the collective knowledge of world renowned leaders in business, eduction, economy, sustainability and philanthropy. The concept is transformational. The technology is patent-pending and the platform economy is designed by scholars who are considered the world authority in complementary currencies. The company has advanced with an alpha testing and ready to launch a new platform that incorporates all the experiences gained from the alpha. It is structured as a for-profit social enterprise with a solid financial model to insure sustainability of the project and generous rewards to employees and affiliates.
To Apply
Please email acharani@gmail.com and sarah@itscontextual.com with a short note sharing why this interests you at personal and professional level — how this connects with your present and future goals.
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Founder: Ammar Charani, serial entrepreneur
Advisory Board: Bernard Lietaer, Margrit Kennedy, Nakhil Zeidan, Gene Brown, Jack Gillion, Henry Polem
Location: Based in San Francisco