Remembering Greg Dees, Social Entrepreneurship Education Pioneer

J. Gregory Dees, an internationally acclaimed Professor of the Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and co-founder of the Center for the Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, passed away at age 63 at the Duke Hospital Friday.

Dees has authored books on social entrepreneurship, including two books with Jed Emerson and Peter Economy, Enterprising Nonprofits andStrategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs. He has served on multiple advisory boards and has been recognized by Aspen Institute and Ashoka with their first Lifetime Achievement award in Social Entrepreneurship Education.  A memorial service will take place at Duke University in 2014.

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