Understanding the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship

Speaker(s):

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  Hannah Darnton

  Analyst, Skoll Foundation

  Hannah Darnton joined the Skoll Foundation in 2015 and currently serves as a Analyst on the Portfolio & Investments Team. As an Analyst, Hannah focuses on identifying social entrepreneurs with the potential to drive large scale social change and solve the worlds most pressing problems. Prior to joining Skoll Hannah worked with multiple anti-human trafficking organizations across West Africa and Southeast Asia. For the three years prior to joining Skoll, she worked as Asia Program Manager for the San Francisco-based anti-trafficking non-profit, Not For Sale. Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and French from the University of Michigan and a Masters in NGOs and Development from the London School of Economics.

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  James Nardella

  Chief Program Officer, Last Mile Health

  Motivated by a passion for building resilient health systems and leaders, James Nardella serves as Chief Program Officer for Last Mile Health. He oversees the impact and quality of Last Mile Health-supported country programming across Africa and supports the development of the organization’s global initiatives in community health systems education, research, and technical advisory. Prior to joining Last Mile Health, James served as Principal on the Portfolio & Investments Team at the Skoll Foundation. He led the Foundation’s relationship with a $40M portfolio of current Skoll Awardees and managed a team responsible for tracking the pipeline of candidates and monitoring the performance of past Skoll Awardees. Prior to Skoll, James led the Lwala Community Alliance, a Kenyan health and development organization known for its community approach to increasing child survival, skilled delivery rates, and access to HIV care. James holds a B.F.A. in Theatre Arts from Boston University and a M.Ed. in International Education Policy and Leadership from Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. James is married to Jena Lee Nardella, the co-founder of Blood:Water and the author of One Thousand Wells.

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