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Ella Gudwin

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CEO, VisionSpring | social entrepreneur | impact unicorn | doing good, better | woods walker | feeling gratitude VisionSpring is the pioneering social enterprise improving earning, learning, road safety and well-being through eyeglasses. Cumulative Results —> 8 million people with clear vision to date —> $1.7 billion in increased earning potential gained by people living on less than $4 per day. Why eyeglasses? They are a powerful tool for social and economic development that increases income earning and productivity by 22-32% (RCT backed). Featured/speaker: NPR/PRI, Forbes, The Lancet Global Health, Council on Foreign Relations, Skoll World Forum, DevEx, Stanford, Yale, MIT, Duke, Dartmouth among others Let’s Collaborate: SDGs 1 - No Poverty 3 - Health and Road Safety 4 - Education 5 - Gender Equity 8 - Decent Work • livelihoods (especially agriculture, garment, textile, artisans) • corporate social responsibility • venture philanthropy • performance-based funding • collective action for social impact • advancing social equity Working in: Bangladesh, India, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Vietnam Formerly: Americares, Population Council, Sanata Dharma University, World Bank Member: Council on Foreign Relations Alum: Vassar College, Johns Hopkins University UK born. CA raised. Globally inspired.