Speaker Bio
Matthew Bishop, Chief Business Writer/American Business Editor and New York Bureau Chief, The Economist
Matthew Bishop is the author of several Economist special reports, including most recently "The Business of Giving," which looks at the industrial revolution taking place in philanthropy; "Kings of Capitalism," which anticipated and analysed the recent boom in private equity and "Capitalism and its Troubles," an examination of the impact of problems such as the collapse of Enron.
Before joining The Economist, Mr. Bishop was on the faculty of London Business School, where he co-authored three books for the Oxford University Press, on subjects ranging from privatisation and regulation to corporate mergers.
Mr. Bishop has served as a member of the Sykes Commission on the investment system in the 21st Century. He was also on the Advisors Group of the United Nations International Year of Microcredit 2005. He has been honoured as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is an Oxford University graduate.
He has a book on the business of philanthropy, Philanthrocapitalism, forthcoming in October 2008 from Bloomsbury.The Social Enterprise Conference 2008 is presented by the Columbia Business School's Social Enterprise Club and the International Development Club with the support of the Social Enterprise Program, Energy Club, Microlumbia Fund, Healthcare Industry Association and Green Business Club, and our generous sponsors. |
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