Gregory Dees | |
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| Born | J. Gregory Dees 16 October 1950  Cincinnati |
| Died | 20 December 2013 (aged 63) Durham |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati (BA) Yale (Masters) Johns Hopkins University (PhD) |
Gregory Dees (James Gregory Dees), referred to as the father of social entrepreneurship education, was an American scientist, professor, founder and director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship Development (CASE) of Duke University. [1]
Dees was born on October 16, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio. [2]
He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree in public and private management from Yale, and a doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University. [3] [4]
He co-founded the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. [1]
Dees joined the faculty of the Duke University Fuqua School of Business as Adjunct Professor of Social Entrepreneurship in 2001. [1]
While at Duke, he co-founded Center for Social Entrepreneurship Development (CASE) with Beth Battle Anderson. [5] [6]
He chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils on social entrepreneurship and on social innovation. [7] [8]
Dees died on December 20, 2013, while at Duke Hospital. [9] [10]
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