Martin J. Fisher

• Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
  KickStart International

1979, BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Cornell University; 1980, MSc in Mechanical Engineering and 1985, PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Stanford University; 1985-86, Fulbright Scholar, Kenya. Formerly, co-established rural water programme and Appropriate Technology Unit, ActionAid Kenya; 1991, Co-Founder, KickStart. Recipient of awards including: Lemelson-MIT Award for Sustainability (2008); Peter F Drucker Award for Non-Profit Innovation (2008); Engineer of the Year, Design News (2008); Social Capitalist Award, Fast Company (2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008).