I spent most of my career harnessing the power of business to effect positive social change. Before and after attending HBS, I helped grow Working Assets (now Credo, founded by Laura Scher, MBA 1985) into a successful social enterprise that has generated more than $80 million for nonprofits. Whereas Working Assets is a for-profit enterprise whose business model includes 1% of revenue being donated to nonprofits, Accion Chicago is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to build communities through entrepreneurship. [...]

I recently had the opportunity to attend an Executive Education Program: Strategic Leadership in Inclusive Finance, Harvard Business School (HBS). Being at HBS was mind blowing to say the least. I can swear I would have been an astronaut had I studied in a similar environment as a freshman at the university. I could go on and on about the memorable experience… [...]