Sasha Belenky, at The Blogs

Mar 30, 2020, 4:52 PM

Learning from Gen Z in the Age of Corona

Back in January, PICO Kids roared with creative energy as several hundred kids packed the Makerspace to solve challenges related to the lowest point on Earth. At the Dead Sea Recovery Makeathon, kids built prototypes addressing the sinkholes, habitat...

Oct 5, 2019, 12:28 AM

Mission-Driven Leaders Mean Business

"What is your job?," Fred Kofman asked an audience of 90 leaders from the worlds of business and social impact gathered at the Scot's Guesthouse in Jerusalem, overlooking the sweeping Valley of Ben Hinnom on the first cool evening...

Jun 12, 2019, 9:54 AM

Redefining Social Impact the PICO Way

Several months ago I started working in a new and somewhat uncommon role at PICO Venture Partners as the Director of Impact. PICO was founded by serial entrepreneur and life-long Jerusalemite Elie Wurtman, and stands for People, Ideas, Community,...

About Me

Sasha Belenky is the Director of Impact for PICO Venture Partners. She has spent her career developing, launching, and scaling programs for social impact. She has been a fellow with Social Finance Israel, the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, and a member of the Schusterman Foundation's ROI Community. She completed her graduate degree at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she focused on cross-sector solutions to issues related to education, health, and economic development.