Vera Solutions is a social enterprise building cloud and mobile data systems for social impact organizations worldwide. We help organizations working in health, education, humans rights and international development to collect, analyze and utilize programmatic data, streamline operations, and better track their impact. Since 2010, we have worked with 100 organizations in more than 40 countries, ranging from award-winning social enterprises to large international NGOs to major funders. Vera recently received its second B-Corp Certification, a designation we intend to maintain throughout our growth. Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook."/>
 

Vera Solutions





Vera Solutions is a social enterprise building cloud and mobile data systems for social impact organizations worldwide. We help organizations working in health, education, humans rights and international development to collect, analyze and utilize programmatic data, streamline operations, and better track their impact. Since 2010, we have worked with 100 organizations in more than 40 countries, ranging from award-winning social enterprises to large international NGOs to major funders. Vera recently received its second B-Corp Certification, a designation we intend to maintain throughout our growth. Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook.

  • Industry: IT Services
  • Year Started: 2010
  • Organization Type: For-Profit
  • # of Employees: 25 ( as of Dec 31, 2013)
http://verasolutions.org
 

Zak Kaufman

Co-Founder, CEO

Zak Kaufman is Co-Founder and CEO of Vera Solutions, a social enterprise using cloud and mobile technology to improve data systems for social-impact organizations worldwide. Zak has 5 years of field experience working across Southern Africa and Latin America and holds an MSc and PhD in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and has been honored as a Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, All-USA First Academic Team Member, and Forbes 30-Under-30 Social Entrepreneur.

  • Age: 38
 

Karti Subramanian

Co-Founder

Karti is a Co-Founder of Vera Solutions and has consulted on dozens of Salesforce and Force.com implementations with health, education, and development organizations all over the world. He was previously a financial analyst in the investment banking divisions of Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital, has several years’ experience running small businesses, and holds a BA in Economics from Amherst College. Karti is beginning an MPA-ID at the Harvard Kennedy School this fall.

  • Age: 39
 

Taylor Downs

Co-Founder

Taylor is changing the way development organizations make decisions. He is a 2012 Echoing Green Fellow, a 2012 Dasra Social Entrepreneur and a certified Salesforce Developer. Before co-founding Vera, he lived in Southern Africa while working for a major public-health implementer and consulting on intervention design and training with over a dozen NGOs around the world. He holds a BA in Religious Studies from Amherst College.

  • Age: 37
 
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