Michele Jolin
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Michele Jolin is an American
social entrepreneur and policymaker. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress focusing on building a policy environment to support social entrepreneurship. She was appointed by President Obama in December 2010 to be a Member of the White House Council for Community Solutions.
Before serving in the White House, Jolin was a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
, where she headed CAP's presidential transition project and co-edited with Mark J. Green
the book Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President. As a Senior Fellow, she also authored a number of articles and reports on policy tools to promote innovation and impact in the nonprofit sector, including a Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) piece arguing for a White House Office of Social Innovation.
Jolin is the author of numerous policy proposals that provide ideas for policymakers to support social entrepreneurship, including a proposal to create a White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
Prior to her tenure at the Center for American Progress and the White House, Jolin was a Senior Vice President at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
, the largest global network of social entrepreneurs. At Ashoka, she was responsible for launching and managing several global initiatives designed to support the growth of the global fellows network and to replicate the most effective, social entrepreneurial ideas. Ashoka founder
and CEO
Bill Drayton
is credited with coining the term "social entrepreneur" to describe individuals who combine the pragmatic and results-oriented methods of a business entrepreneur with the goal of social change.
Jolin has also served as the Chief of Staff for President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers
, where she worked for Nobel prize
-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. She has also worked for Senator Boxer on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
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social entrepreneur and policymaker. She is currently a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress focusing on building a policy environment to support social entrepreneurship. She was appointed by President Obama in December 2010 to be a Member of the White House Council for Community Solutions.
Career
Most recently, Jolin was at the White House as a Senior Advisor for Social Innovation, in the newly created Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. In that role, she designed the Social Innovation Fund and other policy tools to drive investment toward more innovative and effective solutions to our nation’s most critical social problems. Jolin also served on President Obama’s Presidential Transition Team, as Chair of the "Innovation in Society" policy working group.Before serving in the White House, Jolin was a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
Center for American Progress
The Center for American Progress is a progressive public policy research and advocacy organization. Its website states that the organization is "dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action." It has its headquarters in Washington D.C.Its President and Chief...
, where she headed CAP's presidential transition project and co-edited with Mark J. Green
Mark J. Green
Mark J. Green is an author, public interest lawyer and a Democratic politician who lives in New York City. He worked with Ralph Nader from 1970-1980, eventually as director of Public Citizen's Congress Watch, and is also the former president of Air America Radio .He was New York City Consumer...
the book Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President. As a Senior Fellow, she also authored a number of articles and reports on policy tools to promote innovation and impact in the nonprofit sector, including a Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) piece arguing for a White House Office of Social Innovation.
Jolin is the author of numerous policy proposals that provide ideas for policymakers to support social entrepreneurship, including a proposal to create a White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
Prior to her tenure at the Center for American Progress and the White House, Jolin was a Senior Vice President at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public
Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is a nonprofit organization based in Arlington, VA, supporting the field of social entrepreneurship. Ashoka was founded by Bill Drayton in 1981 to identify and support leading social entrepreneurs through a Social Venture Capital approach with the goal of...
, the largest global network of social entrepreneurs. At Ashoka, she was responsible for launching and managing several global initiatives designed to support the growth of the global fellows network and to replicate the most effective, social entrepreneurial ideas. Ashoka founder
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and CEO
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
Bill Drayton
Bill Drayton
William "Bill" Drayton is a social entrepreneur. Born in 1943 in New York City, U.S. Drayton was named by US News & World Report as one of America's 25 Best Leaders in 2005...
is credited with coining the term "social entrepreneur" to describe individuals who combine the pragmatic and results-oriented methods of a business entrepreneur with the goal of social change.
Jolin has also served as the Chief of Staff for President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
, where she worked for Nobel prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz. She has also worked for Senator Boxer on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee.
External links
- White House Council for Community Solutions
- Center for American Progress Action Fund: Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President
- White House: Office of the Press Secretary: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS AGENDA (June 30, 2009)
- White House: Office of the Press Secretary: President Obama to Request $50 Million to Identify and Expand Effective, Innovative Non-Profits - White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation to Coordinate Efforts (May 5, 2009)
- Stanford Social Innovation Review: Innovating the White House - How the next president of the United States can spur social entrepreneurship
- Amazon.com: Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President
- Huffington Post: New Year, New Job, New Radical