J. Gregory Dees

Gregory Dees (James Gregory Dees; October 16, 1950 – December 20, 2013), referred to as the father of social entrepreneurship education, was an American scientist, professor, founder and director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship Development (CASE) of Duke University.

Biography Dees was born on October 16, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Cincinnati, a master's degree in public and private management from Yale, and a doctorate in philosophy from Johns Hopkins University.

He co-founded the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford's Graduate School of Business.

He chaired the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Councils on social entrepreneurship and on social innovation.

Dees died on December 20, 2013, while at Duke Hospital.

Publications Books Enterprising Nonprofits: A Toolkit for Social Entrepreneurs (2001, ) Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs: Enhancing the Performance of Your Enterprising Nonprofit (2002, )

Selected papers The Meaning of "Social Entrepreneurship" (1998) For-Profit Social Ventures (2003) Taking social entrepreneurship seriously (2007) doi:10.1007/BF02819936

Awards Harvard's Apgar Award for Innovation in Teaching (1995)