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Cris Valerio comes to IDEO.org from financial journalism, where she first witnessed the power of design in social enterprise.

For years, Cris has followed the markets in the US, Latin America, and Europe as a reporter for Bloomberg Television. Memorable interviews include Henry Kissinger, Bolivian President Evo Morales, and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg.

Cris has also hosted Bloomberg’s small-business and entrepreneurship show, Venture, where she interviewed the founders of Acumen Fund, Method, Patagonia, Seventh Generation, and other leading-edge enterprises.

Cris is enthusiastic about applying the skills she developed covering financial markets to social enterprise. She may or may not enjoy rock-climbing whenever possible.

Tamara and Desiree live in one of Tulsa’s “poverty belts.” There are nine of these areas where more than 40% of the population is below the federal poverty line.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty
Raising Kids in Poverty in America
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Tulsa, Oklahoma
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty
Raising Kids in Poverty in America
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Global
IDEO.org Innovation Fund 2012-13
Better Design, Better Health: Bringing Telemedicine to Rural India
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Global
IDEO.org Innovation Fund 2012-13
Suiting Up with Year Up
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Ghana
New Mobile Money Solutions in Low-Income Communities
Iterating on the Fly (Part 1 of 3)
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Ghana
New Mobile Money Solutions in Low-Income Communities
Wanted: Messy Prototypes (Part 3 of 3)
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Cris’s Stories