Francois Bonnici

Dr. François Bonnici is a public health physician, professor, social change practitioner, and foundation leader. His career is rooted in front-line medical and humanitarian practice and evolved to advance social change work across sectors. He serves as director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and head of social innovation at the World Economic Forum. Previously he was the founding director of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cape Town, where he is adjunct associate professor. He teaches the no.1 MOOC on Coursera on Social Innovation, enrolling over 100,000 people worldwide. He has been recognized as an Archbishop Tutu African Leadership Fellow, Rhodes Scholar, and was a founding board member of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education. He attained his medical degree from the University of Cape Town, MBA from the University of Oxford, and MSc from the London School of Hygiene.