Marie Lisa Dacanay

Marie Lisa Dacanay is Founding President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA) and Convenor of the PRESENT Coalition in the Philippines. She champions policy reform and sustainable development through social enterprise. As ISEA President, she engages the UN on SDGs via the Asia-Pacific Civil Society Mechanism. In 2019, Marie Lisa was named Outstanding Social Innovation Thought Leader by the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum. She holds a Master’s in Development Management (with Distinction) and a PhD in Organizational Management.