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LoginJacquelin Alcius
General Manager, ABIA
Jacquelin Alcius is a dynamic leader with a diverse background in law, entrepreneurship, and community development. He currently serves as a board member of Haiti Health Care Aid (HHCA) and the Home Roots Foundation, organizations dedicated to improving health and social welfare in Haiti. With a strong foundation in human rights advocacy, Jacquelin has championed the cause through writing and impactful social actions.
A pioneer in promoting entrepreneurial culture in Haiti, Jacquelin co-founded and served as president of Acces Jeunes, the first entrepreneurial club in Northern Haiti, in 2010. Since 2018, he has been the General Manager at the Alternatives Business Incubator and Accelerator (ABIA), where he has spent over a decade building an entrepreneurial ecosystem that empowers youth, women, and underserved communities in the region.
Jacquelin’s leadership and contributions extend beyond Haiti. He has been a One Young World Ambassador since 2012 and is a YLAI (Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative) alumnus, a U.S. Department of State program. As part of this program, he was a fellow at the prestigious University of Virginia’s Darden Business School (UVA iLab) and the Presidential Precinct. In 2017, he became a fellow at the Community Investment Collaborative (CIC).
Jacquelin’s career includes time at the Central Bank of Haiti (BRH) from 2013 to 2015, and he served as a young parliamentarian at the Youth Parliament in 2009 and 2011. He was also an alumnus of the Youth World Bank Summit in 2019 and a special guest of the Qatar Development Bank at the UBI Summit that same year. He is a member of the Changemaker Xchange community, where he co-founded the Caribbean chapter, and he was a Forbes Under 30 Summit fellow in 2018.
Jacquelin has also held leadership roles at the Etre Ayisyen Foundation, where he worked as an officer of wealth creation. His passion for community service and his unwavering commitment to making a positive impact continue to define his journey as a changemaker and advocate for a better future.
