Derrick Feldmann

Biography

Derrick Feldmann is recognized internationally as a leading researcher and advisor on social issues, movements and consumer public action.

Producing, leading and advising on nearly two dozen research projects a year, Feldmann has built an impressive body of research and insights into how and why the public takes action for change.

He is the author of three books: The Corporate Social Mind: How Companies Lead Social Change From the Inside Out, published by Fast Company Press, Social Movements for Good: How Companies and Causes Create Viral Change and Cause for Change: The Why and How of Nonprofit Millennial Engagement.


Feldmann currently splits his time between social issue research and advisory firm ISG and the Ad Council Research Institute, where he oversees public research studies on pressing issues affecting Americans. He is a Visiting Research Fellow and teacher at the Skoll Centre’s Impact Lab at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University.