At this event, we will hear from Mr. Lincoln Wilcox, a global prosperity researcher at the Clayton Christensen Institute, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank founded on the theories of Harvard professor Clayton Christensen and dedicated to improving the world through Disruptive Innovation. Mr. Wilcox will discuss the role of microfinance in alleviating poverty and fostering global development, or in the terms of the Christensen Institute, inspiring global prosperity. We will learn about the other tools and initiatives of poverty alleviation that must be coupled with microfinance in order to impact change and about how we students can engage with these initiatives to further foster global change. At the end of the meeting, there will be for Q&A session, during which students can ask questions about next steps in creating global prosperity, or eradicating poverty at large. We hope to see you all there!

More on Mr. Wilcox: “Lincoln Wilcox is a research associate at the Christensen Institute, where he researches ways in which individuals, businesses, governments, and nonprofits can leverage innovation to create prosperity in low-income countries and communities.

Prior to joining the Institute, Lincoln worked as a communications manager and copywriter at Southern Virginia University. He previously lived in Brazil for two years, where he taught and served in local communities as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in Ghana, where he helped lead multiple humanitarian projects. He has also spent time living in parts of Europe and the Middle East… He earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations with an emphasis in economics from Brigham Young University.”