Bill Drayton
Organization founder
1943 –
Who is Bill Drayton?
William "Bill" Drayton, is a social entrepreneur. Drayton was named by US News & World Report as one of America's 25 Best Leaders in 2005. He is responsible for the rise of the phrase "social entrepreneur", a concept first found in print in 1972.
Drayton is the founder and current Chair of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding and fostering social entrepreneurs worldwide. Drayton also chairs the Community Greens, Youth Venture and Get America Working! organizations.
Drayton's philosophy of social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society's most pressing social problems. To quote Drayton, "Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionized the fishing industry."
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- Born
- 1943
New York City - Also known as
- William Drayton
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
- Harvard University
- Yale University
- Balliol College
- Yale Law School
- Phillips Academy
- Employment
- Founder, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
(1980 - 2007)
- Founder, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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