Tony Sheldon is a Senior Lecturer in the Practice of Management and Senior Advisor to the Program on Social Enterprise, Innovation, and Impact (PSEII). He served as PSEII’s Executive Director from 2008 – 2025. He teaches practicum courses on social entrepreneurship, in which student teams work with organizations in Brazil, Kenya, the U.S, and other countries. Tony’s professional background is in international development. He has worked with microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, primarily in the areas of business planning, financial modeling, and social performance management. Tony has also been a consultant to several development finance networks and funders, including the Ford Foundation, the World Bank, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), ShoreBank International, and Women's World Banking.
His most recent publications are as co-author of Evidence in Practice: How Structural and Programmatic Scaffolds Enable Collaboration in International Development (Administrative Science Quarterly, 2024), “Paying It Forward in International Development” (Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2019), and Evidence In Practice: Toward an Integrated Approach (Yale SOM, 2018), all based on a research project funded by the Hewlett Foundation exploring barriers to and opportunities in collaborations to tackle complex problems. He is also co-author of From Extreme Poverty to Sustainable Livelihoods (World Bank 2018), on a unique program that combines social protection, livelihood development and financial services to reach extremely poor households. Other publications include Business Planning and Financial Modeling for Microfinance Institutions (World Bank, 1998) and Principles and Practices of Financial Management (Women's World Banking, 1994).
