James Gregory Dees

BA, Philosophy, University of Cincinnati; M, Public and Private Management, Yale University; PhD, Johns Hopkins University. Formerly: taught at Yale, Harvard, Stanford; consultant with McKinsey & Company; founding Faculty Director, Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship, Duke University. Member of several boards, including: Bridgespan Group; Aflatoun: Child Savings International; REDF; Volans; Management Leadership for Tomorrow. Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award, Aspen Institute and Ashoka, for pioneering work in social entrepreneurship education.

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