2023 Global Convening Attendees
SSIR Brasil
Francesca Angiolillo is editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review Brasil. She started her career as a graphic designer shortly after graduating as an architect at Universidade de São Paulo. Her taste for reading, writing, and talking to people eventually led her to a second graduation in journalism at PUC-SP (Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo). In 1998, she took part in Folha de São Paulo's trainee program. She worked at the newspaper, which is Brazil's largest, on two occasions, from 1999 to 2002 and from 2011 to 2022. She was a copy editor, reporter, deputy editor, and editor mostly for the cultural section. She lived in Mexico, where she started a parallel career in translation. She speaks Italian, English, French, and Spanish, and has translated works from all those languages into Portuguese. Shortly before that, from 2002 to 2003, and just after returning to Brazil, from to 2007 to 2011, she worked as a book editor at Instituto Moreira Salles and Bei Editora. She studied literature at Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and has a master's degree in architecture and urban studies from Universidade de São Paulo. Her first book, Etiópia (7Letras, 2017), was awarded the Prize for Best Poetry Book of the Year by the Biblioteca Nacional. She is currently working on a biography of Brazilian painter Tarsila do Amaral.
Carolina Martinez is the general director of RFM Editora, publisher of segmented and multiplatform publications such as Revista Educação, Revista Ensino Superior, and Stanford Social Innovation Review Brazil. After graduating in business administration from Trevisan Escola de Negócios, she earned an MBA in marketing from Madia Marketing School and an MBA in Business Management from FGV. Carolina started her career in the publishing market 20 years ago, going through different areas of the business, such as circulation, advertising, marketing, and planning. Focusing on communication and strategy, planning and execution, and content projects in new formats and major events, her portfolio includes reference magazines in education, knowledge, and business. She has edited magazines including Revista Língua Portuguesa, Revista Cálculo, Revista Escola Pública, Revista Educação Infantil, Revista Mente e Cérebro, and Revista Melhor - Gestão de Pessoas (in partnership with ABRH). She has also contributed to important international licensing, including Harvard Business Review Brazil (for 15 years) and Scientific American Brazil. Carolina has also been a counselor at CONAR (National Council for Advertising Self-Regulation), representing ANER (National Association of Magazine Editors).
SSIR China
Yulu Ge is Yulu Ge is artist-in-residence of SSIR China and a fellow of Leping Foundation. As a young artist, his interests mainly focus on unorthodox expressions in public space, trying to expose and play with the hidden contradictions in life through his works. He uses his own intervention in and conversation with public space to create new dynamic relationships. He was shortlisted for the 2019 Yishu 8 Award and the 13th AAC Young Artist of the Year (2019), and in 2020, his eponymous solo exhibition Ge Yulu at Beijing Commune was awarded the Best Exhibition Award - Innovation Award by Gallery Week Beijing. Yulu graduated from Hubei Academy of Fine Arts in 2013, majoring in video media, and received his master's degree in experimental art from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2018. He now lives and works in Beijing.
Shuijing Liu is editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review China and oversees the everyday running of it. She is also a member of the Knowledge Centre of Leping Foundation, and works closely with scholars, writers, and practitioners interested in social innovation to capture and grasp the vast changes happening in China and East Asia. She is passionate about tackling inequality, technology’s impact on individuals, and the sociodemographic shifts of societies. Before joining Leping, she worked at a marketing consulting firm in China. Shuijing earned her degrees from the University of Edinburgh (MA in sociology) and the University of Oxford (MPhil in sociology and demography).
Jaff Shen is co-founder and executive board chair of Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation. He is also publisher and editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review China. After selling his Internet company in 2002, Jaff co-founded the Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation and has incubated five social enterprises over the past 10 years. As a social entrepreneur, social innovation catalyst, and market maker, he introduced SVP, a venture philanthropy model, to China in 2013 with the goal of fostering innovative ways to strengthen the financial markets, energize the talent market, and enhance thought leadership in the field of social innovation. In 2016, he became the Chinese publisher of SSIR. Jaff was honored as the Youth Leader of the Year by Southern People Weekly Magazine in 2014 and Social Innovation Thought Leader by SCHWAB Foundation in 2020.
SSIR en Español
Carla Aguilar is deputy editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review en Español. She has experience in strategic communications for multiple social responsibility campaigns, including access to sport at Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú, digitalization for rural communities at Itmex, and breast cancer prevention at Seguro Popular Nuevo León. She has designed fan engagement and digital community strategies for Club de Fútbol Tigres UANL, taking her passion for social impact to the sports industry. Since 2019, she has specialized in content creation strategies for Latin audiences, including as part of the University Student Insights Program of the NFL Miami Dolphins, where she looked to position the team in the Hispanic market and pave its future expansion into Latin America. Now, at SSIR en Español, she coordinates digital content creation and partnerships throughout the region. She has a degree in communication and digital media from Tecnológico de Monterrey, with a specialization in interactive marketing from the International Advertising Bureau.
Andrea González Aguilar is the chief editor of Stanford Social Innovation Review en Español (SSIRñ). She holds a master’s degree in anthropology from University College London, a bachelor’s degree in political science from Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Méxicom and a diploma in global politics from the London School of Economics. Andrea is a writer, editor, and lecturer. Prior to collaborating on SSIRñ, Andrea was chief editor at Opción, a prestigious Mexican cultural magazine, and co-editor of the Publishing Commission of Colegio de Mexico, one of Mexico’s most important research centers for social sciences and humanities. Andrea loves poetry, essays, and children’s literature. In 2018 and 2019, she was awarded for two consecutive years with a creative writing scholarship granted by Fundación para las Letras Mexicanas. Her work has been published by Cambridge University Press, Letras Libres, Tierra Adentro, Este Pais, El Heraldo de México, and others. She collaborates in several creative writing workshops and is currently a lecturer of writing strategies at the language department of Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.
SSIR Japan
Sakae Suzuki made a career shift in January 2019 to dedicate 50 percent of his time to support NPOs and social enterprises, and another 50 percent to support corporations as a management consultant. Since July 2019, he assumed the role of representative director and CEO of SIP full time. Prior to making this shift, he led growth and value creation efforts at KKR investments as the managing director of KKR Capstone in Japan from 2013 to 2018. His career also includes experiences serving manufacturing clients as a partner of McKinsey & Company, supporting pharmaceutical and healthcare businesses at ZS Associates, providing innovative transaction IT infrastructure for the air cargo industry at Global Freight Exchange, and leading the online sales department at Gateway Japan. He holds a PhD in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology and a BA from Reed College.
SSIR Korea
Dongyoung Kim is a student at Hanyang University in Seoul, South Korea, majoring in economics and finance and social innovation. He began studying economics after observing elderly individuals living alone during his volunteer work. In high school, he completed the KOICA ODA leader training course. Upon entering university, he dedicated nearly three years to volunteering with educationally underprivileged classes, primarily focusing on economic education. He also actively participated in extracurricular activities with institutions such as FSS, NKIS, The Credit Finance Association, and Shinhan Bank. Driven by his desire to contribute more to society through the study of economics and investment, he sought opportunities to make a difference. He pursued an internship with DSC Investment's "Schmidt Investment Team," which specializes in investing in early-stage startups. After completing his internship, he realized that founding a startup could have a more significant social impact. Consequently, he designed a sponsorship service aimed at making it easier for low-income individuals to pursue their dreams. Currently, he is launching a service called Dotkaiv, which introduces social leaders and social ventures in Korea through interview content. Additionally, he is designing financial products to assist startups in their recruitment efforts.
Eunjung Kim is a senior director of the global social innovation team at Hanyang University. She helps changemaker students build hands-on field experiences, and coordinates collaboration programs among students, local governments, and social enterprises to achieve the SDGs together. Also, she organizes logistics for overseas students to participate in Korean social innovation projects and domestic students to visit overseas for social innovation case studies. She also acts as liaison with partners and stakeholders for impactful communication.
Geehyun Kim is a student translator at Stanford Social Innovation Review Korea. She is double majoring in international studies and social innovation. She has conducted Hanyang MUN as a chair regarding "Abuses Against Women, Girls, and Displaced People In Afghanistan," and was previously the president of Hanyang Global Lions, a school club that takes care of exchange students from all over the world. Currently, she is the leader of the Social Innovation Lab, which works on designing SSIR Korea’s official website. On top of that, she is part of the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Renewal Team for the Ashoka reaccreditation.
Hyunjoong Kim is a content manager at Stanford Social Innovation Review Korea and a researcher at Impact Research Lab, Co. He started his career at Cdot, where he worked to facilitate connections among social innovators. He also participated in research on the transition to a society for all. Currently, he is involved in impact consulting projects at Impact Research Lab, Co. As a content manager for SSIR Korea, he writes articles on social innovation cases in Korea. He is a researcher deeply interested in Korea's social innovation ecosystem and an urban farmer who cultivates a small garden in a sustainable way.
Yewoon Lee is a student translator at Stanford Social Innovation Review Korea. She worked as a project manager and advisor of Tenspoon, a student-led social co-op aiming to reduce inequality by donating meal coupons and daily necessities to youth in poverty. She has managed projects on youth poverty funded by Seoul Volunteer Center and Asan Nanum Foundation. She is double majoring in international studies and social innovation, and is currently a student member of Hanyang University’s Social Innovation Lab and Ashoka U Changemaker Campus Renewal Team.
Hyun S. Shin, PhD, is a professor and director of Impact Business Research Center at the School of Business, Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea). He also serves as vice president of Global Social Innovation Foundation, director of Collective Impact Center, director of Impact Science Research Center, Ashoka U Change Leader, and editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review Korea at the university. His research has appeared in premier journals such as Management Science and Sustainable Development. Through research, training, consulting, and advisory, he has worked with global companies such as BGF, Hyundai Motor Group, LG, Posco, Samsung, and SK; foundations such as Asan Nanum Foundation, Asia Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Hyundai Motors Chung Mong-Koo Foundation, Smilegate Foundation, SK Happiness Foundation, and T&C Foundation; public institutions such as Korea National Research Foundation, Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency, Korea International Cooperation Agency, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Korea Foundation for International Healthcare, and Korea National Council for Social Welfare; NGO/NPOs such as ASEAN-KOREA Center, Ashoka Korea, and Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies (CFSE); and impact ventures such as Dot, Good Sharing (in Mongolia), Sangsangwoori, and MYSC. In 2019, he founded an impact venture, Impact Research Lab, which aims to measure impact and provide impact consulting. He received BBA and MBA from Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea), an MS in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (Illinois, United States), and a PhD. in Management from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA (California, United States).
Hyunsun Seo is an adjunct professor at Hanyang University (Seoul, South Korea) and managing director of Impact Research Lab. She started her career at the Beautiful Foundation, one of the leading foundations in Korea, conducting research and creating publications on giving culture in Korea and nonprofit organization management. In 2014, she established GingerTproject, a creative think tank for social change. She has focused her research on generation shift, social innovation, women in leadership, and workplace culture.
SSIR Team
Aaron Bady is editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. Previously, he was an editor at Popula and The New Inquiry. His writing and interviews have appeared in publications including The Week, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Nation, and Pacific Standard. He has a bachelor's degree in English from Ohio State and a PhD in literature from the University of California, Berkeley.
Marcie Bianco is editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She is a columnist at the Women’s Media Center, and her writing can be found online at NBC, Pacific Standard, Quartz, Rolling Stone, Salon, Vox, and Vanity Fair, among other outlets. Marcie writes, lectures, and makes media appearances on issues pertaining to ethics, from feminism to race relations. Her current writing projects include an autofiction about academic affairs and a nonfictional feminist manifesto on elevating freedom over equality. She has a bachelor's degree in government from Harvard University, a master's degree in women's studies from the University of Oxford, and a master's degree and PhD in English literature from Rutgers University.
David V. Johnson is deputy editor, print, at Stanford Social Innovation Review. He is a former philosophy professor turned journalist with more than a decade of experience as an editor and writer. Previously, he was senior opinion editor at Al Jazeera America, where he edited the op-ed section of the news channel’s website. Earlier in his career, he served as online editor at Boston Review and research editor at San Francisco Magazine the year it won a National Magazine Award for general excellence. He has written for The New York Times, USA Today, The New Republic, Bookforum, Aeon, Dissent, and The Baffler, among other publications. He has taught at Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. David earned a PhD in philosophy from Stanford University, a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University, a master’s degree in classics from Cambridge University, and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and history from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Brian Karo is publishing and marketing manager at Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). Brian has worked in the publishing industry for nearly 20 years. Before joining SSIR, he worked for several successful San Francisco Bay Area publications, including Red Herring, Sunset, and Yoga Journal. Most recently, he worked for Dwell media for over a decade in a variety of leadership roles, including consumer marketing director, senior product manager, and audience development manager, where he developed channel growth strategies for the brand’s community through web-platform adoption, subscriptions, partnerships, and live-event registration. He earned a bachelor's degree in business management with an emphasis in marketing from Sonoma State University.
Johanna Mair is academic editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review; professor of organization, strategy, and leadership at the Hertie School of Governance; and the co-director of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. From 2016 to 2018, she was the academic co-director for the Social Innovation + Change Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School. From 2001 to 2011, she served on the strategic management faculty at IESE Business School. She has held a visiting position at the Harvard Business School and teaches regularly at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before earning her PhD in management from INSEAD (France), she was directly involved in executive decision-making in international banking. In 2008, she was recognized as a “faculty pioneer” for social entrepreneurship education by the Aspen Institute. Her research focuses on how novel organizational and institutional arrangements generate economic and social development, and the role of innovation in this process. She has co-edited three books and been published in leading academic journals. Alongside her academic responsibilities, she advises or serves on the boards of multinational companies, the United Nations, governments, foundations, and social enterprises.
Bryan Maygers is deputy editor, digital at Stanford Social Innovation Review. He has more than a decade of experience as an editor at some of the web’s most influential news and opinion publications. He was most recently deputy digital editor at The Week and previously held several senior editorial positions at HuffPost, where he launched and edited the site’s first opinion section. Since 2018, he has served as a volunteer mentor-editor for The OpEd Project. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and religious studies from the University of Kansas and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Jenifer Morgan is global editions editor at Stanford Social Innovation Review, where she was previously senior digital editor. She has more than 20 years of publishing experience and has developed award-winning publications both in print and online. Before coming to Stanford University, she was a writer and web consultant for The Redford Center, a social change nonprofit founded by Robert Redford. Previously, she was editorial director of Ideal Bite, an online media company for conscious consumers. She was also the founding magazine managing editor of Shojo Beat magazine and managing editor of MacAddict magazine (now MacLife). Jenifer was a WorldTeach volunteer in Poland through Harvard University’s Center for International Development and earned a private pilot license from the Sierra Academy of Aeronautics. She has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California at Santa Barbara, with studies abroad at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. She is also now based in the United Kingdom.
Eric Nee is editor-in-chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review, a position he has held since 2006. Eric has more than 35 years of experience in the publishing industry. Before joining Stanford University, he was a senior writer for Fortune. While there, Eric helped Time Inc. launch eCompany Now (where he was executive editor), which later became Business 2.0. Before joining Fortune, Eric launched Forbes’s Silicon Valley bureau, where he was bureau manager. He also served as editor-in-chief of Upside for close to five years. Eric earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a MSJ from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He lives in Palo Alto, California, with his wife Tekla, a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum.
Barbara Wheeler-Bride is editor, digital at Stanford Social Innovation Review. She has 20 years of experience with nonprofit organizations, ranging from community-based efforts to international organizations. Barbara has spent time working on young adult volunteer programs, a community-development initiative, nonprofit communications, and fundraising. She was previously the editor-in-chief of United Methodist Women’s Response magazine and BustedHalo.com. Barbara also served for eight years on the board of directors of the West Side Campaign Against Hunger, one of New York City’s largest food pantries. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications/journalism from Shippensburg University and lives in upstate New York with her family.
Marcia Zellers is is publisher of Stanford Social Innovation Review. After an early stint in nonprofit management, Marcia began a career in magazine publishing, working with Hearst, Condé Nast, and various New York publishers. She is a data-driven and strategic senior executive with extensive experience in digital marketing and content creation for media, entertainment, advertising, education, nonprofits, and online startups. She’s led brand marketing, performance marketing, social media marketing, content strategy, and creative for companies like Viacom and Warner Bros, built a media and tech innovation lab at The American Film Institute, and has created advertising campaigns for clients across diverse industries from news networks to cruise lines.