Jim Fruchterman is a leading social entrepreneur, a MacArthur Fellow, a recipient of the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, and a Distinguished Alumnus of Caltech.
After starting two successful machine learning companies, he went on to found Benetech, the award-winning tech nonprofit. He’s built tools which help people with disabilities read independently and human rights groups document and analyze abuses.
His current nonprofit projects at Tech Matters include Aselo, a shared modern contact center for the crisis response field, and Terraso, a platform to bring better tools and more funding to locally-led sustainability initiatives to respond to climate change.
Arresting DeforestationClean EnergyClean WaterEarly Childhood to Primary EducationEconomic OpportunityEducationEnvironmental SustainabilityHealthHuman RightsInternational JusticeLivelihoodsLiving ConditionsOcean EcosystemsPeacePeace and Human RightsPost-Secondary EducationResponsible Supply ChainsSanitationSecondary EducationSmallholder ProductivityStandardsSustainable MarketsWater ManagementWomen's and Girls' EducationYouth Job Skills
Caribbean, Central America, Central and Southern Asia, Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa, North America, Oceania, South America, Southeast Asia, West and Central Africa
