Press Kit
CSTS At a Glance
Name: Center for Science, Technology, and Society (CSTS)
Founding year: 1997
Founder: Father Paul Locatelli S.J.
Executive Director: Thane Kreiner, Ph.D.
Board Chairman: Jeff Miller
Number of social enterprises trained: 188 (view alumni)
Number of lives positively imacted: 74 million
Current focus areas: Clean Energy
Capactiy Development Programs: Global Social Benefit Incubator, The Tech Awards, Frugal Innovation Lab, Impact Capital
Student & Faculty Programs: Frugal Innovation Lab, Global Social Benefit Fellowship, Roelandts Fellowship, Miller Fellowship
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Formed as a partnership between SCU's Center for Science, Technology, and Society, and the School of Engineering, the mission of the Frugal Innovation Labs (FIL) is to develop accessible, affordable, and appropriate technologies, products, and solutions for emerging markets. Read the full profile »
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The Global Social Benefit Incubator empowers socially-minded entrepreneurs to build sustainable, scalable organizations that solve problems for people living in poverty around the world. Selected organizations create value by lifting people out of poverty, utilizing self-sustaining community practices, and developing low-cost solutions. Read the full profile »
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The impact capital program researches the current state of the impact investing field and facilitates the communication of expectations for both enterprises and investors creating a stable and sustainable flow of capital for greater impact through social enterprises around the world. Read the full profile »
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Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor of Science, Technology, and Society
Dean's Executive Professor, School of Engineering
Radha Basu has over 30 years experience in executive management. She is widely recognized as a leading woman entrepreneur in technology companies and as a pioneer in the Indian software business. Read the full profile »
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Senior Founding Fellow
James L. Koch is the Don C. Dodson Distinguished Service Professor. He was founding director of Santa Clara University's Center for Science, Technology, and Society. He was also a co-founder of the Tech Museum Awards and the Global Social Benefit Incubator. Read the full profile »
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Director, Impact Capital
John Kohler brings over 30 years of technology industry and business experience to the Center. He is the Director of the Impact Capital Program, a GSBI Mentor, and is working on the CSTS Horizontal Capital Aggregation Report sponsored by ANDE. Read the full profile »
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Executive Director
Howard and Alida Charney University Professor of Science and Technology for Social Benefit
Thane Kreiner, PhD, is Executive Director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University. Thane was previously Founder, President, and CEO of PhyloTech, Inc. (now Second Genome), which conducts comprehensive microbial community analysis for human health applications. Read the full profile »
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Director, New Program R&D
Andy Lieberman's passion is to leverage his background in technology, education, and international development to create innovative solutions that help social enterprises scale their reach and impact. His current areas of focus are the new GSBI Online program, GSBI Network, Clean Energy Sector program, The Tech Awards laureate capacity building, and the CSTS social enterprise metrics database. Read the full profile »
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Senior Director, Global Social Benefit Incubator
Paul has led creative organizations across sectors ranging from semiconductors, optics and energy to mobile communications and networking. He also has had deep engagement with the complex issues surrounding global social impact, a passion that led him to spend the last 10 years mentoring and supporting social enterprises through the Global Social Benefit Incubator. Read the full profile »
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