Author Greg Van Kirk is an award-winning social entrepreneur, strategic consultant, structured finance advisor, and educator who has worked, taught, and innovated in more than twenty-five countries.
As president of Social Entrepreneur Corps, Greg led the start-up and operations in Guatemala, Ecuador, Nicaragua, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic. He created strategic partnerships, led program and curriculum design, and has been a "Social Entrepreneurin-Residence" at multiple colleges and universities.
Greg was the lead designer of the award-winning MicroConsignment Model featured on NBC Nightly News, CNNMoney, and in The New York Times. He was also World Economic Forum's "Social Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 (Latin America)," a two-timeAshoka Globalizer Fellow, and was awarded The Bishop Medal by the Miami University Alumni Association.
He co-founded and led Community Enterprise Solutions, which was awarded "Community Partner of the Year" by Levi Strauss & Co. and the "Irish Impact: Community Partner of Year" by the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame. Greg also cofounded Social Entrepreneur Corps, "Innovation Award" winners at AshokaU, and Soluciones Comunitarias, winner of "Leveraging Business for Social Change" by Ashoka Changemakers.
Greg currently works as a strategic consultant, supporting various international organizations. In this role he's been co-leader for design of a global worker well-being strategy; created an entrepreneurial ecosystem; supported the design of a global visionprogram; evaluated the impact of greenhouse projects; and devised a micro-franchising strategy. Greg is a partner to Ali, Dad to EvaLuna and Hudson, and the feeder and walker of Lucy and Blu.