Contributors to the Global Innovation Index 2024
This year’s special GII theme looks to the future of social entrepreneurship and asks: What will it take for social entrepreneurship to catalyze transformative innovation and societal impact?
With in-depth case studies and contributions by experts, the 2024 edition of the GII addresses three critical questions for unleashing the potential of social entrepreneurship:
- What is the state of social entrepreneurship globally?
- How do social enterprises create positive impact, and what role does innovation play?
- How can policy help to unlock the promise of social entrepreneurship?


Marya Besharov, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Anmol Kaur Grewal, WIPO

Kevin Miner, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford

Sacha Wunsch-Vincent, WIPO
Case studies

Cynthia Rayner, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Saïd Business School, United Kingdom
Expert contributions

Ms. Anamika Dey, Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network (GIAN), India

Mr. Anil Gupta, Honey Bee Network, GIAN, SRISTI and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad, India

Mr. Nıels Bosma, Utrecht University and Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), Kingdom of the Netherlands

Ms. Erika Kraemer-Mbula, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Ms. Ece Çiftçi, SosyalBen Foundation, Türkiye

Ms. Sruthi Kannan, CISCO, India

Mr. Srinivas Ramanujam, Villgro, India
(title TBC)

Mr. Ma Jun, Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), China

Ms. Dolly Montoya Castaño, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (National University of Colombia), Colombia

Mr. Victor Afolabi, Eko Innovation Center, Nigeria

Ms. Jeroo Billimoria, Catalyst 2030, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Ms. Shivani Garg Patel, Skoll Foundation, United States

Ms Veerle Klijn, World Economic Forum

Mr. François Bonnici, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, World Economic Forum
Background study

Hanna Hottenrott, Technical University of Munich (TUM) & Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Germany