Social Innovation Thought Leaders are recognized experts and champions who are shaping and contributing to the evolution of the field of social innovation.
The Schwab Foundation is proud to recognize and celebrate these leaders in the field of social innovation:

Alberto Alemanno
The Good Lobby
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2022

Julie Battilana
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Catherine Clark
Duke University
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2020

Marie Lisa M. Dacanay
Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA)
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Cheryl L. Dorsey
Echoing Green
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Fadi Ghandour
Wamda Capital
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Hahrie Han
Johns Hopkins University
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2022

Adam Kahane
Reos Partners
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2022

Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Harvard Law School
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Ndidi O. Nwuneli
Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2020

Filipe Santos
Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Christian Seelos
Stanford University
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Peter M. Senge
MIT - Sloan School of Management
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019

Dongshu Shen Dongshu
Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2020

"KK" Tse Ka Kui
Impact Partners HK
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2020

Frances Westley
University of Waterloo
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2019