Bill Eggbeer Joins Five Talents Board of Directors

Five Talents International announces Bill Eggbeer has been named to the board of directors. Eggbeer is a Director with BDC Advisors LLC in Washington, D.C., where he leads the firm’s physician engagement practice and provides consulting services to healthcare providers and health plans in strategy, business development and facilitating complex business relationships.

Eggbeer has most recently volunteered with Five Talents to help develop a three-year strategy, which will be launched in 2009.

“Bill brings a wealth of strategic planning knowledge and expertise,” said Fred Kalema-Musoke, Five Talents chairman of the board. “We are grateful for his passion for our mission, and we are excited to welcome him to the board. Five Talents is looking forward to benefitting from his insights, wisdom and counsel as we celebrate 10 years of service and plan for the future growth of our Christian microenterprise ministry to the poor.”

Eggbeer began his career in Booz Allen’s healthcare practice. He has also worked as a senior executive at Marriott and at Manor Care.

Eggbeer holds a Master of Management (MBA) degree in Marketing and Health Services Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was named a Distinguished Scholar and the Outstanding Graduate in Health Services Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies with honors from Lawrence University.

Eggbeer is married and has three sons. He is active in his community and his church, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal in Bethesda, Md.

Established in 1999, Five Talents International has provided funding for business training and thousands of loans, ranging from $50 to $300, in 15 countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Each loan finances a microbusiness that in turn employs at least six other people. A majority of the loan recipients are women.

Five Talents’ ongoing work is supported by a staff based in Vienna, Va., an office in London, England, and a program office in Kampala, Uganda. Hundreds of volunteers across the United States and United Kingdom participate in the ministry. For more information and to donate, visit http://www.fivetalents.org/.