Rene Parker is a social impact entrepreneur with extensive experience in building social ventures at scale. She co-founded RLabs, an award-winning global social enterprise that originated as a community project in Cape Town. Under her leadership, RLabs has grown into a global movement, inspiring replication in 24 countries and impacting over 50 million people since its inception.

Parker is the driving force behind RLabs Women, a support network for women-led businesses, and founded Junk.