Enabling exponential change, together

The Genesis

We started our journey with the question: What does it take to move beyond solving social problems incrementally – 1 to 2 to 3 and solve exponentially – 10 to 100 to 1,000…? 


Over many journeys, we have realised it takes a new imagination, diverse knowledge, technology building blocks, generous guidance and a community of support. At the Centre for Exponential Change (C4EC), we connect these dots, joining together thinkers, network-weavers and movement-builders who rekindle the imaginations of a System Orchestrator, reinforce their capabilities and reduce the friction they face.

Our Quest

A world where positive exponential change can restore agency, nurture dignity and strengthen the ability to make informed and meaningful choices, for all.

Our Design

A global network that nurtures diversity and operates with generosity, gratitude, and abundance to create open public goods. 

Our Founding Principle

Centering inclusion and equity in all our design – actively listening, elevating, and integrating diverse voices, so that change does not inadvertently perpetuate existing disparities.

System Orchestrators – conducting social change symphonies

What’s needed to drive exponential change are more well-resourced System Orchestrators – change leaders who shape a new paradigm – a different plane of thinking and doing that enables impact at scale. But, they face significant chasms in this journey. 

C4EC brings together a network of diverse enablers and influencers to reignite the imagination of System Orchestrators, bolster their capabilities and reduce the frictions they face.  Together, we aim to co-travel 100+ such journeys with System Orchestrators who “conduct” symphonies of societal change.

Nossos cofundadores

Our Team

Anjali Hans

Lead – Evangelist

Aruna Venkatachalam

Chefe, Laboratório de Líderes

Ashcharya Prabhu

Lead – Leader’s Lab

Bhargava K C

Lead - Knowledge and Design

Hitha Maureen

Lead - Leader's Lab

Jerald Vinod

Head - Operations

Khushboo Awasthi

Designer residente

Lakshmi Pattabi Raman

Chefe - Orquestração de Fundos

Mimon Datta

Lead – Knowledge and Design

Polina Nezdiikovska

Líder de Desenvolvimento Comunitário

Preeti Sunderajan

Chefe, Redes e Parcerias

Priya Ajmera

Promotor Chefe

Raja Rajeshwari Chandrasekharan

Volunteer

Sanjay Purohit

CEO e Curador-Chefe

Shruti Rajagopalan

Chefe, Redes e Parcerias

Sreekar Gangisetty

Chefe, Promoção

Sumitha Suresh

Executive Assistant

Varsha Verma

Chefe, Conhecimento e Design

Vyjayanthi Mala

Chief - Progress, Assessments and Learning

Advisors

Cristiane graduated in Law from Mackenzie University and holds a Master's in Banking Law. She has held positions such as Wealth Planner and Head of Legal for Capital Markets and Corporate departments. In 2021, she founded BEJA Institute. As a philanthropist and impact investor, Cristiane is a member of the Instituto de Cidadania Empresarial (ICE), The Forward Global, and Synergos GPC.

Cristiane Sultani

Donald Gips is the CEO of the Skoll Foundation. He sits on several boards, including Zayo Group, a fibre and internet infrastructure service provider; Liquid Telecommunication, a Pan‐African provider of fibre and telecommunications services led by Strive Masiyiwa, one of Africa’s preeminent entrepreneurs and philanthropists; and the President’s Council on International Affairs at Yale University.

Donald Gips

Jared Blumenfeld is a nationally recognized climate leader and President of Waverley Street Foundation, driving transformative climate solutions grounded in community action. As California’s Environmental Protection Secretary and Regional Administrator for the U.S. EPA, he spearheaded efforts to protect air, water, and land. Jared has worked across 4 continents to advance environmental health and deliver tangible benefits to communities.

Jared Blumenfeld

Nandan Nilekani is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Infosys Limited. He was the Founding Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in the rank of Cabinet Minister from 2009- 2014. Nandan has co-founded and is the Chairman of EkStep Foundation, a not-for-profit effort to create a learner-centric, technology-based platform to improve basic literacy and numeracy for millions of children.

Nandan Nilekani

Rohini Nilekani is an author and philanthropist and has been a strong influence in the Indian social sector over the past three decades. She founded Arghyam, a foundation for sustainable water and sanitation, and co-founded Pratham Books, a nonprofit enabling access to reading for millions of children. Currently, she is the Chairperson of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and a Co-founder and Director of EkStep, a nonprofit education platform.

Rohini Nilekani

Tulaine is an entrepreneur, educator, writer, organizer, and CEO of New Profit. She was a key architect of New Profit's proximity strategy to address the systemic funding gap overlooked social entrepreneurs face. She led initiatives focused on strengthening pathways to opportunity for underserved youth, driving resources and support to entrepreneurs impacted by the American legal system.​

Tulaine Montgomery

A network that empowers problem-solvers

C4EC works as part of a network that brings together the resources needed for solving global problems – including funding, knowledge and experience.

Investment Committee

Aarthi Ananthanarayanan

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Co-creators

Eliza Greenberg

New Profit
President

Gautam John

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
CEO

Jagadha Sivan

Waverley Street Foundation
Chief Operating Officer

Kai Carter

Waverley Street Foundation
Head of Global Programs

Michelle King

New Profit
Associate Partner, Special Projects - Office of the CEO

Nadir Shams

Skoll Foundation
Managing Director, Strategy and Learning

Robert Parkinson

Instituto Beja
PMO

Shivani Garg Patel

Skoll Foundation
Chief Strategy Officer

Domains we work on

Climate

Education

Equity

Livelihoods

Health

Global Hubs
BRAZIL
Bridging global knowledge and local action in Brazil.
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Our Network

C4EC supports System Orchestrators by curating open knowledge, design and prototyping for exponential change pathways, funding, mentor networks and a leader’s lab.

Knowledge
Network

Design Action Network

Mentor
Network

Leaders Lab Network

Funding
Network

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Collective