Doug Miller, European Venture Philanthropy Association (EVPA) Doug is an American, born in Kansas, but has lived the last 26 years in London. He has been active in the finance industry for over 30 years with senior positions in commercial lending, international leasing, investment banking and private equity. For the last 15 years, he has run his own company, International Private Equity Limited, which specialises in raising capital from institutional investors for private equity funds. He has advised on 24 funds, raising over US$ 6.5 billion. Doug's charitable activities prior to the EVPA have focused on international development projects, mine-clearing projects in Vietnam, Laos, Sri Lanka and minority education projects in the US and recently in England. Doug's interest in the EVPA is to marshal additional capital for the charitable sector and to improve the effectiveness of nonprofit organisations for the benefit of their various constituencies by mobilising the European Private Equity community (including advisors and related parties) to work alongside foundations and other parties, including Government, to promote and expand venture philanthropy in Europe. close window