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Moses Lee
Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan

Moses Lee is an Academic Program Manager and Lecturer at theCenter for Entrepreneurshipat the University of Michigan (UM), where he manages the Social EntrepreneurshipInitiative.He teaches two courses:Social Venture CreationandIntro to Social Entrepreneurship. In addition, Moses supports the curriculum and teaching responsibilities in UM’sMultidisciplinary Design Minor Global Health Design Specialization.

Moses is currently working on UM’sSafe Male Circumcision Project, which received aGates FoundationGrand Challenges Explorations grant. He is developing the feasibility plan for low-cost, mass production/distribution of the medical devices.

Previously,Moses wasa Manager at theWilliam Davidson Instituteandthe Managing Editor ofNextBillion.net, the premier online resource for information on social enterprises in the developing world.
Moses also worked in investment banking at Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank and in financial services at General Motors and Ernst & Young. He graduated with high distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan with a BBA and MA. While attending Ross, Moses was also the Editor-in-Chief of the Monroe Street Journal, the business school newspaper. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.

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Articles by Moses Lee

  • Friday
    June 25
    2010

    Moses Lee

    Moving On But Staying Close to Home

    Over the past six months, I have had the privilege to work with Rob Katz and Francisco Noguera in managing NextBillion.net in my role at the William Davidson Institute. Starting today, however, I will have to step down as a managing editor as I am leaving the WDI to join the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan full time.

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  • Wednesday
    May 26
    2010

    Moses Lee

    The Top 5 List: Best New BoP Teaching Cases

    Learn more about some of the best new base of the pyramid cases that have been released the past few years through the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan.

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  • Monday
    May 24
    2010

    Moses Lee

    Professor Ted London on Bringing the BoP into the Classroom

    To enhance student learning in the classroom, Professor London has developed a series of unique case studies. I recently interviewed Professor London to talk about these materials as well as his experiences teaching the subject.

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  • Friday
    May 21
    2010

    Moses Lee

    Look No Further Than Detroit for the BoP

    Poor public infrastructure. Government corruption. Lack of access to food. Poor education systems. People living in poverty. Think I’m describing the developing world? Nope. It’s Detroit. My own backyard

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  • Wednesday
    May 19
    2010

    Moses Lee

    Next Billion Case Writing Competition Update

    At the end of April, we closed the submission process for the first annual Next Billion Case Writing Competition. Now we are in the process of reviewing all the cases.

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  • Friday
    April 30
    2010

    Moses Lee

    2010 Engineers for Social Impact Fellows

    When we talk about social entrepreneurship, what generally gets highlighted most prominently is business model innovation. However, if you look closely at most social enterprises, what drives the organization is its technological innovation. That’s why Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) was founded.

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  • Friday
    April 9
    2010

    Moses Lee

    Sparkseed Funded Student Social Entrepreneurs

    Learn more about the recent winners of 2010 Sparkseed Social Innovation Competition. The competition is designed to encourage and support student social entrepreneurs in their endeavors to change the world.

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  • Thursday
    April 1
    2010

    Moses Lee

    The Future of NextBillion

    A few months ago, the managing partners of NextBillion (Acumen Fund, WRI, and WDI) met in New York for a strategy meeting on the future of NextBillion. Our team came up with an initial plan for the next two years with the overall goal to increase readership, involvement, and the brand equity of NextBillion.

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