Africa Impact Summit 2025
11th June 2025 | 08:30 GMT+3 | Accra, Ghana
Shannon Music
Shannon Music
Shannon Music
Shannon Music is Director of Operations and Strategic Partnerships of VIVA Idea, a think-action tank that contributes to solving the key sustainability issues in Latin America through research, capacity building, and knowledge management.
She is co-chair of the Plataforma de Inversión de Impacto Centroamericana (PiiC), the Central American chapter of GSG Impact. Shannon also serves on the boards of VIVA Trust, FIFCO, the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), the International NGO Water for People, and her family’s roller-skating rink. She also sits on the innovation and entrepreneurship committee of the Lincoln School board.
She was interim COO for the Social Progress Imperative (SPI), where she helped develop the methodology for measuring social and environmental progress around the world. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and was Program Manager at New Sector Alliance. Shannon is a Fellow of the Central American Leadership Initiative (CALI) and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.
She has an MBA, MPA, and bachelor’s degree in psychology from Harvard University. Shannon lives in Costa Rica with her husband and three children, ages 13, 11, and 8.