On behalf of the NextBillion.net team, I am pleased to announce the addition of two new Staff Writers to our team: Grace Augustine and Moses Lee. Both Grace and Moses are employees of the William Davidson Institute, where their day jobs involve research and writing about base of the pyramid (BoP) topics.

Grace Augustine is a Research Associate with the William Davidson Institute (WDI) at the University of Michigan. At WDI, Grace writes cases in international business, and has a particular interest in exploring market-based solutions to poverty alleviation, social entrepreneurship, and clean technology at the base of the pyramid (BoP). For more, continue reading her Staff Writer profile.

Moses Lee is an Associate at the William Davidson Institute, where he researches, writes case studies, and consults enterprises in transitioning global economies. He has a particular interest in base of the pyramid (BoP) strategies, believing that this is one approach towards effectively alleviating poverty. Continue reading about Moses' background on his Staff Writer profile.

Moses' first post will appear later today; Grace's first post, Scents & Sensibility Reveals USAID's BoP Blind Spots, has already appeared.

Please join me in welcoming Grace and Moses!