Bill Drayton — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Elected a MacArthur Fellow in 1984
Founder and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public since 1981, a global organization for social entrepreneurs
Pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship and is responsible for the rise of the phrase "social entrepreneur"
Served as Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1977-1981), where he launched emissions trading
Chairs Youth Venture, Community Greens, and Get America Working!
Holds a BA from Harvard, an MA from Balliol College, Oxford, and a JD from Yale Law School

Biography

Bill Drayton is the founder and CEO of Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, a global organization dedicated to finding and fostering social entrepreneurs worldwide. He pioneered the field of social entrepreneurship, growing a global association of nearly 3,000 leading social entrepreneurs who work together to create an ‘Everyone a Changemaker’ world. Drayton was named by U.S.