Social Entrepreneurship Fellowship: Examples of Impact
- Rakhi Mehra (MBA 2009), 2011 Fellow. Rakhi was selected for her work in co-founding micro Home Solutions, a social initiative for developing sustainable housing solutions for the urban poor. Read the press release.
- Darren Brehm (MBA 2007), 2010 Fellow. Darren is founder of AbilityTrip, designed to increase the accessibility of global destinations for travelers with mobility impairments by creating a centralized resource for accessible travel knowledge and providing consulting services to destinations seeking to increase their usefulness. Read the press release.
- Brian Elliot (MBA 2009), 2010 Fellow. Brian is founder of Friendfactor, a peer-to-peer online platform to accelerate legal equality for LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender) Americans by activating millions of "untapped supporters" (both straight and gay) to take a series of actions that will catalyze federal and state legislative and political progress to that end. Read the press release.
- Abigail Falik (MBA 2008) 2009 Fellow. Abby is Founder and CEO of Global Citizen Year, a nonprofit organization which is building a movement of diverse high school graduates who spend a "bridge year" before college working as apprentices across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Read the press release.
- Elizabeth Scharpf (MBA 2007), 2009 Fellow. Elizabeth is Founder and Chief Instigating Officer Sustainable Health Enterprises (SHE), a platform for starting businesses that use innovative, market-based approaches to tackle socio-economic and public health problems in developing countries. Read the press release.
