Marc Freedman

Marc Freedman is founder and CEO of Civic Ventures. An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of Encore , Prime Time , and The Kindness of Strangers , Freedman spearheaded the creation of Experience Corps and the Purpose Prize. Recognized by Fast Company magazine in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as one of the nation's leading social entrepreneurs, Freedman is widely published and quoted in the national media and has been honored with numerous...See more

Marc Freedman is founder and CEO of Civic Ventures. An award-winning social entrepreneur, frequent commentator in the national media, and the author of Encore , Prime Time , and The Kindness of Strangers , Freedman spearheaded the creation of Experience Corps and the Purpose Prize. Recognized by Fast Company magazine in 2007, 2008, and 2009 as one of the nation's leading social entrepreneurs, Freedman is widely published and quoted in the national media and has been honored with numerous awards and fellowships, including an Ashoka Senior Fellowship and the Maxwell A. Pollack Award of the Gerontological Society of America. He lives in San Francisco with his family. See less