MISSION

The Pipeline Fellowship trains women philanthropists to become angel investors through education, mentoring, and practice.  Fellows commit to invest in a woman-led for-profit social venture at the end of the training.  The Pipeline Fellowship aims to diversify the investor pool and connect women social entrepreneurs with investors who get them.

TEAM

Natalia Oberti Noguera
Founder & CEO, Pipeline Fellowship

Natalia is Founder and CEO of the Pipeline Fellowship, which trains women philanthropists to become angel investors through education, mentoring, and practice.  The Pipeline Fellowship aims to diversify the investor pool and connect women social entrepreneurs with investors who get them.  She is also the creator of #womaninnovator, a media campaign to increase the visibility of women changemakers and mainstream their stories.

Natalia holds a BA from Yale in Comparative Literature & Economics, as well as an MSc in International Health Care Management from SDA Bocconi.  She is currently completing an MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University.  In addition to English, Natalia is fluent in Spanish, Italian, and French (she is proficient in Russian and is determined to learn Mandarin).

Natalia has been featured in Bloomberg Businessweek, Dowser, Forbes CSR Blog, ForbesWoman, Mashable, New Prosperity, TechCrunch, and The New York Times.  She was named to the Forbes list “Top 20 Women for Entrepreneurs to Follow on Twitter” and was selected as a Readers’ Pick for HuffPost Tech’s “27 Women in Tech You Need to Follow on Twitter.”  You can find Natalia on Twitter (@nakisnakis).

A. Lauren Abele
COO, Pipeline Fellowship

Prior to her involvement with the Pipeline Fellowship, Lauren worked in the nonprofit sector in economic development, environmental issues, and women’s empowerment. A long-time sustainability advocate, Lauren has analyzed the Kyoto Protocol with the U.S. Department of State in Brussels and worked on environmental projects in both Spain and Australia. Her interest in social and environmental issues led to her involvement in social entrepreneurship where her focus has been on   strategic planning, social impact assessment, and executing mission-based business strategies.

She currently serves on the New York Women Social Entrepreneurs (NYWSE) Events Committee and is a former Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of New York City (YNPN-NYC) board member.

Lauren has a B.A. in English Literature and Environmental Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and an M.P.A. in Economic Development and Comparative & International Affairs from Indiana University’s School for Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA). She is also a proud School for International Training (SIT) alumna. You can find Lauren on Twitter (@laurenabele).