Entrepreneur & Philanthropreneur. Promoter of ideas and ventures + Producer of connections, programs and initiatives for 'civic capitalism' since 1987. 200 projects in 33 countries since launching Progressio Foundation to help 'civic capitalism' grow, themes of own '89 book. • 2013 Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative. • Member of the Clinton Global Initiative (2005 & 2009) in New York www.clintonglobalinitiative.org. • Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce in London www.rsa.org.uk. • Winner of The Economist Prize at LBS for the best 1987 MBA end-of-year project (on Strategic Philanthropy). • Co-founder, Social Venture Network Europe www.svn.org & www.svneurope.com. • Elected President of the Student Government, University of Buckingham, 1980. • Launched the themes of "civic economy" and "civic enterprise" in 1988-89 through two books written with Dr Paul Kloppenborg and other invited authors. Civic economy and civic enterprise aim at orchestrating private and public interests for the benefit of individuals AND society, be central to a civilized society and generally integrate economics within the wider spectrum of human action, ie the social, cultural, ecological, ethical, educational (developmental), artistic and spiritual. • Worked in start-ups, public-private partnerships, foundations, NGOs, governments, international organizations. • Over 200 ventures, networks, learning events, global conferences and diverse projects led (incubated, launched, been part of) and completed in 33 countries. • Focused on delivering solutions for private and public benefit. • Mixing the best of entrepreneurship with the "interests of the whole". • Other experience as policy-maker, educator, diplomat, fund-raiser, author and editor. Specialties: Partnership Builder, New Venture Developer, Enterprise Engineer, Strategy Advisor, Deal-Maker, Incubator, Global Events Organizer.