"Harnessing the Hype: Converting the Cultural Momentum of Impact Investing into Lasting Social Change" Matthew Grimes Reader in Organisational Theory & Information Systems University of Cambridge Co-Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre Abstract: Within public discourse, hype is often associated with … Continue reading →

Maria Ballesteros-Sola Assistant Professor, California State University Channel Islands B Academics Co-founder, Executive Board Member & Chair of Membership Committee Abstract: What do Patagonia, Ben & Jerry’s, The Refill Shoppe, and Homeboy Recycling all have in common? All these businesses … Continue reading →

Ruby Au is the Head of North America for Ecosia: a Berlin-based search engine which reinvests 80-100% of its profits into tree planting and sustainable projects to fight climate change. In her role, Ruby currently manages Ecosia's market penetration and … Continue reading →

  On Thursday, October 21st, Papia Debroy, Senior Vice President of Insights at Opportunity@Work, and Kate Naranjo, Director of Opportunity@Work's STARs Policy Project, will discuss why the American Dream is not being realized by millions of families, particularly families with … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 12pm, Karin D. Martin will be a featured speaker in the Price Center's Social Innovation Speaker Series. Dr. Martin is an Assistant Professor at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy & Governance … Continue reading →

  On Thursday, November 18 at 12pm, Dr. Christopher Fox will join the Social Innovation speaker series to share his research on social impact bonds. Chris is a  Distinguished Fellow at the Price Center for Social Innovation. His home institution … Continue reading →

Chris Herring is a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard's Inequality in America Initiative and Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCLA. His research focuses on homelessness, housing, welfare, and criminal justice in US cities. His work has been published in the American … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, March 9th at 11am,  Zahirah Mann will join the Social Innovation Speaker Series. Zahirah is the President and CEO of SLATE-Z, a place-based initiative and collective impact effort whose mission is to revitalize South Los Angeles by moving residents … Continue reading →

On Monday, April 4th at 11am, Dela Wilson will join the Social Innovation Speaker Series. Dela is the founder and managing director of Axle Impact Studio, a social impact design firm, and the founder of Due Goodies, a promotional products … Continue reading →

Please join us for a research seminar by Rodrigo Canales, Associate Professor at Boston University, as he presents some of his most recent work. Title: Evidence in Practice: How Structural and Programmatic Scaffolds Enable Collaboration in International Development Abstract: This inductive study … Continue reading →

To RSVP for Lunch, please email Events & Administrative Coordinator Stacia Fewox at [email protected].   Please join us for a research seminar by Santi Furnari, Professor of Strategy and Associate Dean for Executive Education at the Bayes Business School, City, University of … Continue reading →