David Bornstein Mentor 2010

Describe yourself briefly.

David Bornstein specializes in writing about social innovation. His newest book is Social Entrepreneurship: What Everyone Needs to Know, co-authored with Susan Davis. He is also the author of How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, which has been translated into 20 languages, The Price of a Dream: The Story of the Grameen Bank, and the 2005 Hart House Lecture. He co-wrote To Our Credit, a two-hour documentary series about micro-finance, which premiered on PBS. Bornstein is the founder of Dowser.org, a new media site which covers the field of social innovation, featuring interviews, stories and news. His next book will tell stories of social entrepreneurs in Canada and the United States. He grew up in Montreal and now lives in New York with his wife and son. He enjoys painting, guitar and ice skating.