Pamela Hartigan is the Managing Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a Swiss-based organization founded in 1998 and focused on advancing the practice of social entrepreneurship nationally, regionally and globally. The Foundation is the second organization started by Klaus Schwab, the first being the World Economic Forum. Dr. Hartigan is the first Managing Director of the Foundation and has been responsible for shaping the strategy and operations pursued by the Foundation to achieve its mission. Throughout her career she has held varied leadership positions in multilateral health organizations and academic institutions as well as in entrepreneurial ventures.
Dr. Hartigan is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, holds a Masters degree in International Economics, a Masters in Education and a PhD in Cognitive Psychology. Her new book, entitled The Power of Unreasonable People: How Entrepreneurs Create Markets that change the World and co-authored with John Elkington, will be released at the end of 2007 by Harvard Business Press. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia School of Business in New York City.
Pamela Hartigan keynote presentation (PDF)
