Summary
Sally R. Osberg an American business executive who formerly served as president and CEO of the Skoll Foundation, where she partnered with founder and chairman, Jeffrey Skoll.[1] She was the founding executive director of the Children's Discovery Museum of San Jose.[2]
Sally Osberg | |
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| Born | April 25, 1950 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Scripps College (B.A.) Claremont Graduate School (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Former CEO of the Skoll Foundation |
Osberg joined the Skoll Foundation in February 2001. Since that time, the Foundation has invested in more than 100 ventures led by social entrepreneurs worldwide.[3] Osberg also established the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School of the University of Oxford; and created the annual Skoll Foundation.[4]
Osberg received her B.A. in English from Scripps College and her M.A. in English and American Literature from the Claremont Graduate University. She now lives in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[5]
Publications and speeches edit
Osberg is the co-author of the book, Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works, with Roger L. Martin.[6]
Osberg and Martin's 2007 article in Stanford Social Innovation Review, “Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition”,[7] advocated for “social entrepreneurship” as a legitimate and growing field of research.
Osberg has also written about social entrepreneurship for Harvard Business Review,[8] Rotman magazine,[9] Financial Times CNN,[10] and others. She has been interviewed in Forbes,[11] The Huffington Post,[12] Bloomberg Television,[13] and more. She has given keynote addresses and lectures at Santa Clara University,[14] Stanford University,[15] the Global Social Benefit Incubator,[16] and the USC Price School of Public Policy.[17]
Organizations edit
- Skoll Foundation board of directors[18]
- Skoll Global Threats Fund, board of directors[19]
- Oracle Education Foundation, board of directors[20]
- The Elders, Advisor[21]
- Social Progress Imperative, Founding Board Member[22]
- Partners for Sustainable Development, board of directors[23]
Awards edit
- 2015 NonProfit Times Top 50 Power and Influence awardees[24]
- John W. Gardner Leadership Award from the American Leadership Forum[25]
- Magis Global Changemaker Award from Santa Clara University[26]
References edit
- ^ Skoll Foundation website http://www.skollfoundation.org/staff/sally-osberg
- ^ Children's Discovery Museum celebrates 25th anniversary, plans outdoor expansion – Mercury News
- ^ Skoll | Skoll Awardees
- ^ Skoll | Sally Osberg
- ^ "Sally Osberg". New America. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
- ^ Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works: Roger L. Martin, Sally Osberg, Arianna Huffington: 9781633690684: Amazon.com: Books
- ^ Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition | Stanford Social Innovation Review
- ^ Osberg, Sally R.; Martin, Roger L. (May 2015). "Two Keys to Sustainable Social Enterprise". Harvard Business Review.
- ^ "Moving the World Forward: The Quest for a New Equilibrium ^ ROT243".
- ^ Opinion: Social entrepreneurs, people who dare to change the world – CNN.com
- ^ [1] Forbes.com]
- ^ Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change
- ^ Looking Beyond GDP as the Measure of Success – Bloomberg
- ^ Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change
- ^ VIP Speaker Series: Sally Osberg – YouTube
- ^ Sally Osberg on Twitter: "Outstanding Global Social Benefit Incubator #GSBI cohort shows how far #socent has come http://t.co/vLYeG3dNOl"
- ^ Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change
- ^ Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change
- ^ Board of Directors | Skoll Global Threats Fund
- ^ Oracle Education Foundation – Board and Staff
- ^ Advisory Council | The Elders
- ^ Our Story – What We Do | Social Progress Imperative
- ^ Board
- ^ Nonprofit Times http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8-1-15_Top50PI.pdf
- ^ List of Silicon Valley John W Gardner Awardees http://asoft9206.accrisoft.com/alfsiliconval/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=JohnWGardnerLeadershipAward
- ^ Skoll | Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change