Jonathan Fantini Porter

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Jonathan Fantini Porter
Porter in 2021
Education
Occupation(s)Government official, business executive

Jonathan Fantini Porter is an American government official and executive in the private and social sectors. He is CEO of the public-private Partnership for Central America and previously held leadership positions at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, The White House, U.S. Congress, and McKinsey & Company.[1]

Career[edit]

As of 2023, Fantini Porter is executive director and CEO of the White House public-private Partnership for Central America.[2] Under his tenure, the organization raised $4.2 billion[3] in foreign direct investment, procurement, and lending and delivered programs to 5 million individuals across Environmental, social, and corporate governance programs to address the economic roots of migration in frontier and emerging markets.[4][5][6][7][8][9] [10] [11]

He previously was an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company;[12] advisor on national security and private sector engagement to the Presidential transition of Joe Biden;[13] a White House advisor on transnational security during the Presidency of Barack Obama;[14] as a senior congressional aide in the U.S. Congress; and Chief of Staff in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security where he oversaw management operations of a $6 billion homeland security budget supporting 22,000 personnel in 48 countries.[15]

He has been on advisory bodies to the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees,[16] World Economic Forum,[2] and Amnesty International,[17] and as a consulting fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Education[edit]

Fantini Porter is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Georgetown University and was awarded an Eisenhower Fellowship.[18][19]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Partnership for Central America". www.centampartnership.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "World Economic Forum - Contributor - Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.weforum.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces Public-Private Partnership Has Generated More than $4.2 Billion in Private Sector Commitments for Northern Central America". White House. White House. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "White House - Statement by Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders on Vice President Kamala Harris's Call with Ajay Banga and Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.whitehouse.gov. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Partnership for Central America: Encouraging Economic Development". University of Virginia. University of Virginia. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Vice President Kamala Harris Announces New Commitments". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Call to Action for Central America". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Partnership for Central America – Darden Business School". University of Virginia. University of Virginia. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Private Sector Announces New Investments". Cision. Cision. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Call to Action". State Department. State Department. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Fact Sheet: Vice President Harris Announces New Commitments Supporting Women's Economic Empowerment in Latin America". White House. White House. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "McKinsey - Asking the right questions to define government's role in cybersecurity" (PDF). www.mckinsey.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Concordia - Jonathan Fantini Porter". www.concordia.net. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "Center for Inclusive Capital - Council Members". www.inclusivecapitalism.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "Former national security official set to speak at Angelo State Foreign Affairs program". Fox News. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Harvard University - 20 American Leaders". www.harvard.edu. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  17. ^ "Amnesty International-He was imprisoned, tortured and beaten, but Nestor Fantini found hope in the most unexpected way". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  18. ^ "Eisenhower Fellowship - 20 American Leaders Selected as Eisenhower Fellows". www.efworld.org. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  19. ^ "Legistorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved February 10, 2023.