Our global community
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship recognises that there are various vehicles for driving and championing social innovation: politics and government, markets, academia as well as social enterprises.
We believe social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are key to tackling global challenges and improving the state of the world.
Our goal is to highlight and expand leading models of social innovation. Search the entire Schwab Foundation network of social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs by award category, year awarded, sector, or region of impact below.
Shen Dongshu
Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation
- Social Innovation Thought Leader
- 2020
Julia Shimbo
MapBiomas
- Collective Social Innovation
- 2023
Lorraine Sibanda
StreetNet International
- Collective Social Innovation
- 2023
Jack Sim
World Toilet Organization Ltd
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2006
Arbind Singh
Nidan
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2008
Ruchika Singhal
Medtronic LABS
- Corporate Social Innovator
- 2024
Pranshu Singhal
Karo Sambhav Private Limited
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2022
Chetna Sinha
Mann Deshi Foundation
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2014
A. H. Md. Maqsood Sinha
Waste Concern
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2002
Amy Slaughter
RefugePoint
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2018
Chuck Slaughter
Living Goods
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2013
Nina Smith
GoodWeave International
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2016
Emilie Smrcková
Pod Krídly
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2010
Atossa Soltani
Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance (Cuencas Sagradas Amazonicas)
- Collective Social Innovation
- 2024
Thorkil Sonne
Specialisterne Foundation
- Social Entrepreneur
- 2012