Wharton’s Social Impact Initiative Welcomes New Senior Fellow
Jonathan Greenblatt, founder of Ethos Water and currently Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation, will serve as a Senior Fellow at University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School starting in January, the school announced late last week.
A serial social entrepreneur, Greenblatt is considered one of the leading experts in the country on social innovation and shared value. Ethos Water, the premium bottled water that helps children around the world get clean water, was acquired by Starbucks Coffee in 2005.
While working with the Wharton Social Impact Initiative, Greenblatt is expected to lecture on a number of topics for the remainder of the 2014-2015 academic year, including impact investing, shared value, social entrepreneurship, cross-sector leadership, and nonprofit management and strategy.
Last month, Greenblatt was named as the new national director of the Anti-Defamation League, where his service will begin in July 2015.
“We are delighted to welcome Jonathan to Wharton,” says Geoffrey Garrett, Dean of the Wharton School. “He brings a unique perspective on innovation and leadership, enriched by a rare combination of experiences at the highest level of government, business and the nonprofit world. We are excited to have him on campus to work with our students and faculty.”
Jonathon was a classmate and friend of mine at Kellogg School of Management, so I’d also like to extend my personal congratulations to him for this latest recognition his important work has received.
