Andrew Wolk – Root Cause

Widely recognized as a leading social innovator and a pioneering teacher of social innovation and entrepreneurship, Andrew Wolk founded Root Cause in 2004 as a nonprofit organization and leads its over all strategic direction as CEO. Root Cause supports social innovators and educates social impact investors by bringing them together through innovative philanthropic models that enable them to invest and reinvest in the most effective, sustainable solutions to social and economic problems. Across the nonprofit, for-profit, and government sectors, Andrew has consulted to a range of organizations that seek to advance effective solutions to pressing social problems. He authored the book, Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact, as well as other publications that include: a chapter on social entrepreneurship and government in the Small Business Administration’s annual report to the president of the United States and a follow-up paper with the Aspen Institute,