SEWF pays tribute to its Chairman, Jim Schorr
The Social Enterprise World Forum Board is to pay tribute to long standing director and recent Chairman, Jim Schorr by establishing a scholarship programme in his memory. Jim lost his battle with cancer on Monday 11th February 2019 and we are celebrating his impact and his legacy by enabling students from Vanderbilt University Tennessee to attend the Social Enterprise World Forum.
Jim was with SEWF from its inception in 2008 and also served as Chairman, President and CEO of Social Enterprise Alliance (USA). Previously, he was Executive Director of Juma Ventures, one of the U.S.’s most successful and admired social enterprises, and taught coursework on social enterprise as an Adjunct Professor at Vanderbilt University and as a Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
SEWF Director, Peter Holbrook said –
“A very sad loss for all who were lucky enough to know him. What a great way to live a life, despite being so much shorter than it might have otherwise been”. “Jim was a hugely driven, smart and generous guy. He had charisma, a twinkle in his eye and loved to party.”
Gerry Higgins, the SEWF Founder and Managing Director said –
“We will treasure many fond memories of our time with Jim and we consider ourselves most fortunate to have been able to work with and get to know Jim through a hugely inspiring decade of progress for social enterprise globally.”
Information about Jim’s life and legacy can be found here https://jimschorrmemorial.com/home/ and further information about the SEWF scholarship will be made available in due course.
