Founder
AMC Consulting LLC
Alex Counts is the author of Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind: Leadership Lessons from Three Decades of Social Entrepreneurship (Revised Edition) (Rivertowns Books, 2021), an independent consultant to nonprofit organizations, and a faculty member at the School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University. "Changing the World" was an editor’s pick by the Chronicle of Philanthropy from the Year’s Best Nonprofit Books. He also wrote "Unlock the Secrets of a Strong Bond Between CEOs and Board Chairs" in the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
In 1997 he established Grameen Foundation with the support of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus and became its President and CEO and ran the organization for its first 18 years. Counts also When In Doubt, Ask for More: And 213 Other Life and Career Lessons for the Mission-Driven Leader (Rivertowns Books, 2020). He has been published in The Washington Post, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. He is a Court Appointed Special Advocate for foster children in the state of Maryland. His blog covers topics related to excellence in nonprofit management and beyond. His most recent book is the 3rd edition of his classic in the microfinance field: "Small Loans, Big Dreams: Grameen Bank and the Microfinance Revolution in Bangladesh, America and Beyond (2022 Edition)."
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