We guide
through institutional inflection points to chart a new strategic direction.
About
Our practice
Triple Strategy Group is a boutique, senior-led strategic advisory firm.
We work directly with senior leaders to shape consequential decisions without the machinery of a larger, traditional consulting firm.
Who we are
At the intersection of capital strategy, institutional design, science, and data.
This is where ambition is financed, institutions are designed, evidence is tested, and consequential decisions shape long-term outcomes.
Where we work
Rigor, without bureaucratic drag. Innovation, grounded in evidence.
We bring scientific expertise, analytical discipline, and cross-sector experience to decision-making and creative problem-solving.
What differentiates us
About
Who we work with
We partner with capital owners and operators who need strategy that can be executed.
Philanthropists and Family Offices
Clarifying an impact thesis, governance, and deployable pathways across giving and investing.
Impact Funds
Thesis formation, ecosystem mapping, partnership leverage, and diligence support.
Foundations
Portfolio strategy, learning agendas, and partnership models that align capital, evidence, and execution.
Founders, CEOs, and Social Enterprises
Capital strategy and institutional partnerships that unlock scale without losing coherence.
Our approach
Our work is organized around a simple logic designed to support real decisions, not endless option generation. Our role is not to add complexity, but to focus on what is essential and actionable.
How we work
Purpose
Clarify ambition, define what matters, and name the tradeoffs.
Portfolio
Translate ambition into a small set of funded bets, partnerships, and an operating cadence.
Proof
Build learning loops and accountability so evidence informs decisions over time.
Expertise
Areas of expertise
Engagements are designed around moments where direction must be established, tested, or reset.
Strategic direction
Clarifying ambition and the few priorities that matter. Resolving consequential tradeoffs. Setting direction that holds under pressure.
Strategic partnerships
Designing partnerships with explicit intent. Establishing governance and decision rights. Aligning incentives and operating rhythm.
Portfolio design & alignment
Translating direction into portfolio allocation. Aligning capital, capacity, and operating cadence. Rebalancing as conditions shift.
Impact measurement & learning
Defining what to measure and why it matters. Ensuring evidence informs decisions. Embedding learning into strategy.
Cross-sector engagement
Aligning foundations, investors, enterprises, and innovation ecosystems. Clarifying roles, capital pathways, and accountability. Coordinating action toward shared outcomes.
Data systems & responsible AI
Building durable data foundations. Establishing clear AI governance. Strengthening judgment, accountability, and trust.
Our work
Selected case studies
Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative
Built end-to-end portfolio and partnership strategy and took $100M initiative from concept to launch, supporting a continent-wide genomics effort designed to build next-generation sequencing capacity across 20 national public health institutes. Built partner engagement with Illumina and Oxford Nanopore and built a custom African Union dashboard to monitor SARS-CoV-2 variants and related indicators.
Client type: Public-sector institution and public-private partnership
Relevant expertise: Strategic partnerships; Portfolio design and alignment; Data systems and responsible AI
Digital Connectivity Learning Agenda
Built a $50M learning agenda designed to function as a portfolio decision system, not a standalone research plan. Built 8-figure partnerships with the World Bank and Microsoft, built an international learning consortium with Innovations for Poverty Action, and built portfolio analysis to target evidence gaps and catalytic opportunities.
Client type: Foundation portfolio and partner ecosystem
Relevant expertise: Learning agendas and evidence systems; Strategic partnerships; Portfolio design and alignment
Atlas Impact (current)
Building a next-generation impact advisory platform for family offices and next-gen wealth holders, centered on governance and values-aligned deployment. Designing a dual-track client acquisition strategy: direct acquisition grounded in clear comparative advantage, plus structured collaborations with financial institutions and other premium service providers.
Client type: Founder-led platform serving philanthropists and family offices
Relevant expertise: Strategic direction; Strategic partnerships; Cross-sector engagement
Creo Capital (current)
Building strategy and platform architecture for a $300M women’s health fund, including philanthropic underwriting of management fees to enable a lean-fee model while building platform capability. Building a stage-by-stage market map of women’s health VC, identifying core market failures, and translating them into partnership and platform architecture that applies an established playbook to a novel sector.
Client type: Impact fund and investment platform
Relevant expertise: Strategic direction; Portfolio design and alignment; Strategic partnerships
Our group
Meet the founder
Micah Gellman
Founder & Principal
Micah is a strategist, investor, and partnership builder working at the intersection of science, technology, health, and social impact.
Micah previously served as a senior strategist at the Gates Foundation and advised Private Equity, Fortune 100, government, and philanthropy clients at McKinsey & Company.
At the Gates Foundation, Micah designed innovation portfolios and cross-sector partnerships totaling $250M+ and led more than $50M in direct investments globally.
Micah holds an Honors degree in Neurobiology from Harvard College and has lived and worked across four continents in English, Spanish, French, and Brazilian Portuguese.
Our work is supported by a curated network of PhD-level experts spanning artificial intelligence, climate science, and education. Specialists are engaged selectively on a per-engagement basis.
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“Micah is a tenacious driver of progress, bringing complex and challenging work through to completion with disciplined judgment and a highly practical, outcome-driven approach. This work has strengthened our platform, data, and partnerships with clarity, rigor, and impact.”
Sajni Chotai, Managing Partner, CREO Capital
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“Micah is a true thought partner. Micah brings clarity where it’s needed most, pressure tests assumptions with precision, and translates complexity into priorities and decisions that set direction and build momentum. Working with Micah has raised the bar for how we think and execute.”
Olivia Chowdry, Founder & CEO, Atlas Impact
Connect
Get in touch
Initial conversations are confidential and exploratory. They help us understand your context and determine whether there is a high-stakes strategic question to take on together.
Afterward, we share a one-page memo that synthesizes what we heard and outlines a few clear engagement options, specifying the value we would deliver in each.
We look forward to hearing from you.