Sally R. Osberg an American business executive who formerly served as president and CEO of the

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, where she partnered with founder and chairman,

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. She was the founding executive director of the

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. 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. Osberg also established the

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at the

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of the

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; and created the annual

. Osberg received her

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in English from Scripps College and her

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in English and American Literature from the Claremont Graduate University. She now lives in

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Publications and speeches

Osberg is the co-author of the book, ''Getting Beyond Better: How Social Entrepreneurship Works'', with Roger L. Martin. Osberg and Martin's 2007 article in Stanford Social Innovation Review, “''Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition''”, advocated for “social entrepreneurship” as a legitimate and growing field of research. Osberg has also written about social entrepreneurship for ''

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'', Rotman magazine, ''

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, and others. She has been interviewed in ''

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, and more. She has given keynote addresses and lectures at Santa Clara University, Stanford University, the Global Social Benefit Incubator, and the

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Organizations

board of directors * Skoll Global Threats Fund, board of directors * Oracle Education Foundation, board of directors * The Elders, Advisor * Social Progress Imperative, Founding Board Member * Partners for Sustainable Development, board of directors

Awards

* 2015 NonProfit Times Top 50 Power and Influence awardees * John W. Gardner Leadership Award from the American Leadership Forum * Magis Global Changemaker Award from Santa Clara UniversitySkoll , Social Entrepreneurs Driving Large-scale Change
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References

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