Skoll Foundation
Edwin Ou currently serves as the Managing Director, Director, and Funder Alliances Lead at Skoll Foundation. Previously, Edwin has held roles such as Chief Operating Officer at Marine Aquarium Council, Packard Environment Fellow at The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Senior Manager of Business Development at Benetech. Edwin's experience also includes roles at American Red Cross, Rivio (acquired by CPA.com), and Petrie Parkman & Co. Edwin holds an MBA in Social Entrepreneurship from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, and a BA in Economics from Rice University.
Skoll Foundation
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The Skoll Foundation seeks to catalyze transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Jeff Skoll, the first employee and first President of eBay, created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. Led by CEO Don Gips, the Skoll Foundation is at an exciting inflection point in its two-decade long history. With equity at the center of an evolving strategy, the Foundation seeks to fundamentally shift the trajectory of urgent global challenges including health and pandemics, inclusive economies, climate action, effective governance, and racial justice. Over the past 20 years, the Foundation has awarded more than $935 million worldwide, including investments in 165 organizations of social entrepreneurs and other social innovators across five continents. Skoll also operates the annual Skoll World Forum, the premier conference on social entrepreneurship, and shares the stories of social entrepreneurs through partnerships with leading film and broadcast organizations including the PBS NewsHour and the Sundance Institute, to drive awareness of social entrepreneurship and its potential to address the critical issues of our time. For more information, visit www.skoll.org.