Social Enterprise Associates is a confederation of consultants united by a common desire to offer affordable professional services that solve real problems. We are well versed in for-profit, non-profit and government models that bring about social betterment.

Management

Drew Tulchin, Managing Partner, defines his career making new ideas reality. Drew brings more than a decade of experience overcoming "The Doubting Thomases" to achieve successful results and build lasting organizations in the US and abroad.

His professional experience spans the for-profit, non-profit, public, & banking sectors. He has helped launch 15 start-ups.  His work has generated more than $100 million for triple bottom line efforts.  Consulting has taken him across the U.S. and to more than 30 countries.

He has written dozens of socially entrepreneurial business plans. Prisma Microfinance's co-written plan was a Global Social Venture Competition award winner, published, and used to raise $1.2 million in private equity capital.

He was Director of a U.S. microfinance organization, the CDFI called ECDC/Enterprise Development Group, which served immigrants and low-income people.  He was also Program Officer for Grameen Foundation, serving as the founding staff person of the Capital Markets Group.

Previous experience includes a Bluetooth wireless firm, socially responsible businesses, and an environmental NGO. He began his career in National Community Service, as a VISTA (US domestic equivalent of the Peace Corps) and an AmeriCorps Team Leader in Oakland, California.

Drew completed his MBA from the University of Washington in Seattle. He finished his BA, Cum Laude, in History and International Relations from Washington University in St. Louis. His studies included a year abroad at Sussex University, UK.

In his free time, Drew plays ultimate Frisbee anywhere he can, hikes to get lost, eats food he doesn't recognize, and enjoys bad puns more than he should.

Jessica Shortall, Associate, is an MBA-educated social entrepreneur with multiple start-up social ventures under her belt. She has extensive consulting and advisory experience with social enterprises, social investors, international development organizations, and ‘green’ / ethical  businesses. Currently, in addition to her consulting, she is working with a start-up developing a low-cost digital hearing aid.
 
Jessica began her career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan, where she taught English in a rural school, opened a local library, and ran empowerment programs for teenage girls. She later co-founded The Campus Kitchens Project in the U.S., a non-profit organization now franchised in more than 12 cities.
 
Jessica received her MBA (with honors) from Saïd Business School, Oxford, UK, where she was a Skoll Scholar in Social Entrepreneurship. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Wake Forest University. She spends the rest of her time scavenging for mid-century modern furniture, hiking with her dog Blue, playing soccer, and being crafty.

Karen Borchert, Associate, is the Washington, DC anchor of Social Enterprise Associates, where she provides business strategy and project management consulting. Karen is a specialist in business planning, technology, and operations. Previous consulting projects include developing market studies and technical specifications for a new microfinance business product with The SEEP Network, and creating a social enterprise resource library for practitioners around the world.

Karen was cited by The Washingtonian Magazine as a “40 Under Forty: Young Washingtonians to Watch.“ As an entrepreneur, she has grown two start-ups. In 2001, Karen co-founded The Campus Kitchens Project, a national student service organization that she grew to 10 national chapters engaging more than 10,000 students. In 2008, Karen co-founded Keen Guides, which provides web-based, down-loadable video tours for museums, monuments, and other cultural venues available in foreign languages, as well as accessible modalities for those with disabilities.

Karen received her MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown in 2009. Karen grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska and graduated from Wake Forest University in 2000. Karen loves wine and yoga, but not at the same time.

Reid Sassman, Analyst, works out of Washington, DC, with specialization in project management, research, and strategic modeling. His background includes two years of marketing and sales strategy consulting in industries including software, printing & imaging, satellite radio, and the environment. Before starting with Social Enterprise Associates, he was living in Colombia, South America.
 
Reid graduated from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce in 2006 with concentrations in Finance, Marketing, and Management.  In his free time he enjoys NBA basketball, international travel, and unintentional awkward moments.

Advisory Board

Social Enterprise Associates draws upon its relationships with industry and thought leaders to solve problems. Clients do not just hire a project consultant, they gain access to the Social Enterprise Associates Network-- a reservoir of exclusive resources.