Jonathan Fantini Porter Explained

Jonathan Fantini Porter
Occupation: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

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

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

Notes and References

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