Dan Viederman
Chair, Engaging the Private Sector Working Group |
Catalyst 2030 |
USA
Dan Viederman is a Managing Partner at Working Capital, focused on efforts to engage and invest in entrepreneurs and tech innovators in pursuit of new tools to scale improvements for vulnerable workers in global supply chains.
Previously, Dan was CEO of Verité, a leading non-profit organization working against global forced and child labour through in-depth research and corporate engagement. In recognition of Verité’s impact, Dan was the winner of the Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship in 2007 and was named Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year in 2011. He has also managed China offices for World Wildlife Fund and Catholic Relief Services.
Dan is a graduate of Yale University, the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and the Chinese language program at Nanjing Teacher’s University.