• Special Advisor
• Special Advisors

Ted Barber is co-founder and president of Prosperity Candle having sketched out the concept on a napkin while working in poverty alleviation, and wondering how businesses can better complement the work of governments and nonprofits to solve social problems. With a focus on helping small enterprises gain sustainable access to markets, Ted volunteered in Ghana and then spent eight years working in developing countries on projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and other agencies throughout Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Before that, he co-founded and managed for over a decade an import and trade consulting company that focused on handcrafted products made in Eastern Europe. Today he is happily consumed with realizing Prosperity Candle’s mission and helping to create a sustainable, high-impact social enterprise. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife and two daughters, and loves anything to do with outdoor adventure.