Gender

Female

Location

New York, NY

Organization

The New School

Title / Role

Professor and Associate Dean of Educational Innovation

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

Social Innovation Social Entrpereneurship

More About Me

Michele Kahane has more than 25 years of experience in the global business, nonprofit, and philanthropy sectors. At The New School, she is an Associate Dean of Educational Innovation and Social Engagement and Professor of Professional Practice in Management. Her teaching and professional practice are focused on social entrepreneurship, social innovation and social investment. As Associate Dean, she is responsible for developing, resourcing and promoting new innovations in applied, field based, and project based learning in support of the graduate and undergraduate programs within the Schools of Public Engagement and across the university. Prior to her current position, she worked in executive positions at the Clinton Global Initiative, the Ford Foundation and, the Center for Corporate Citizenship at Boston College where she worked with companies, social entrepreneurs, and the public sector to forge innovative market-based approaches to global development. Earlier she was a Vice President at Chemical Bank focused on corporate finance in emerging markets and started her career with Catholic Relief Services. She is co-author of the award-winning book Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets (2006). Ms. Kahane currently serves on the boards of the Women’s Network and Criterion Institute, and is a change leader in the Ashoka U Changemaker Consortium. Michele has an MBA and Master in International Affairs from Columbia University.