Former academic turned entrepreneur chiselling away walls and silos to enable and impel people driving meaningful impact With made-in-New-York entrepreneurial spirit, Yangbo Du has been taking the lead on partnerships with the #GlobalResolutions team since December 2014, shortly before the launch of action/2015 to mark the transition year from the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable development Goals. From 2005 through 2011, he conducted research on topics in energy and environmental policy covering biofuels, nuclear, and infrastructure in general. He is a trained economist with a degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a StartingBloc New York Social Innovation Fellow. Since leaving academia, he has co-founded startups in international trade and development, digital media and online marketing, data analytics, the Internet of Things, financial technology, and related fields. He is currently ramping his fifth batch of early-stage ventures, spanning across functions including blockchain-based artificial intelligence, transport telematics, and social capital and currency. Connector of connectors, convener of conveners, and facilitator of facilitators Serving as the New York +SocialGood Connector with the Social Good Summit since 2013, Yangbo leaves no major economic sector or global city untouched when it comes to bringing people together to catalyze technology, business, and social innovation that drives societal transformation. Ever since his first foray into online publishing as community manager with IDEAS Global Challenge, MIT’s in-house social innovation accelerator, he has been making a constant effort to close reinforcing loops of global online connectivity and local offline action. Open to consulting requests Social business - un-siloing social media, community development Social enterprise - corporate social responsibility, sustainability, social impact ventures New business development - lean startup, marketing/sales