Invitation

We would like to invite you to tea on Friday, May 9th at Karachi Sheraton Hotel & Towers. This will be the second in a series of Acumen Fund Pakistans Quarterly Events to enable partners and close friends to keep up with the work of Acumen Fund and meet some of our extraordinary community members - entrepreneurs, staff members, and advisors. In our forthcoming event, we will be featuring Brian Trelstad, Acumen Funds global Chief Investment Officer. To date, Acumen Fund has invested in 29 enterprises that bring affordable health services, clean water, housing and energy to millions of people who earn less than $4 a day in Pakistan, India, and East Africa. Acumen Fund currently manages a portfolio totaling $31 million in approved and active investments which is targeted to grow to $100 million by 2011. During this presentation, Brian will discuss Acumen Funds unique approach to investing in enterprises focused on low-income markets. We expect you will find the discussion both insightful and inspiring. The event logistics are listed below. Innovations in Social Investing: the Acumen Fund Model Friday, May 9th, 2008 5:00 pm sharp 7:00 pm Location: Chambeli / Joohi room, Karachi Sheraton Hotel & Towers Event Program: 5:00: Guests arrive / Tea 5:30: Presentation by Brian Trelstad 6:15: Q&A session 6:30: Tea Please RSVP by Monday, May 5th to Umair Hussain at (0333) 210-4497 or at uhussain@acumenfund.org to confirm your attendance, as space is limited. If you have any questions, please contact Batool Hassan at bhassan@acumenfund.org or (021) 586-8921.

Speaker Background:

Brian Trelstad Brian Trelstad is the global Chief Investment Officer of Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Acumen Fund seeks to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Its investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services like health, water, housing and energy through innovative, market-oriented approaches. Acumen Fund currently manages more than $31 million in investments in South Asia and Eastern/Southern Africa, all focused on delivering affordable healthcare, water, housing and energy to the poor. The organization also includes the Acumen Fund Fellows Program, focused on building the next generation of business leaders with an understanding of global issues and poverty. Acumen Fund has offices in New York, Pakistan, India and Kenya. Before joining Acumen Fund, Brian Trelstad spent four years at McKinsey & Company as a consultant in the healthcare and non-profit practices and as an editor of the McKinsey Quarterly. Prior to McKinsey, he worked as a case writer at Stanford University's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and advised a number of early-stage technology companies. He was the lead environmental staffer for President Clinton's AmeriCorps program, and co-founded and directed the Center for Environmental Citizenship. Brian holds an MBA from Stanford University, an MA in City Planning from UC-Berkeley, and a BA from Harvard University.

Acumen Fund Pakistan Acumen Fund has been investing in Pakistan since 2002 and established a local affiliate in 2006. It currently has over $5.2 million in committed investments in Pakistan and over $3 million in pipeline investments in various stages of due diligence. Acumen Funds on-ground presence in Pakistan enables it to better identify investment opportunities and provide management support to investees, while successfully leveraging local resources and talent. The office is staffed with a full time team of professionals with prior backgrounds in social enterprise, corporate and investment banking, and business and strategy consulting. The Pakistan team is supported by Acumen's global portfolio team as well as business and development professionals in Pakistan who provide investment management advice through the year. Acumen Fund Pakistan is also supported by Pakistani individuals and institutions in the capacity of partners and formal and informal advisors in the country.