Public Social Innovators are leaders in the public sector, be it local or national governments or representatives of international organizations, who harness the power of social innovation and social entrepreneurship to create public good through policy, regulation or public initiatives.
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is the first of its kind to the public sector changemakers:
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Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr
Freetown City Council
- Public Social Innovator
- 2023
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Bushra Al Mulla
Abu Dhabi Social Support Authority
- Public Social Innovator
- 2023
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Ann Branch
European Commission
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Chantal Line Carpentier
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- Public Social Innovator
- 2024
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Ada Colau i Ballano
- Public Social Innovator
- 2020
Hyun-Gon Jung
Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Pradeep Kakkattil
Health Innovation Exchange
- Public Social Innovator
- 2022
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Kim In-Sun
Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Juan Manuel Martinez Louvier
Instituto Nacional de la Economia Social (INAES)
- Public Social Innovator
- 2024
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Cynthia McCaffrey
UNICEF in India
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Geoff Mulgan
University College London (UCL)
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Sanjay Pradhan
Open Government Partnership
- Public Social Innovator
- 2022
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Jong-Sik Seo
Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Maryam Uwais
Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Jonathan Wong
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
- Public Social Innovator
- 2019
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Vivi Yulaswati
Ministry of National Development Planning of Indonesia
- Public Social Innovator
- 2024