Paul O'Hara

Biography

ChangeX is a platform connecting communities to proven innovations and the grant finance to get them started. Managing funds and spreading innovations in 24 countries, ChangeX is on a mission to ensure proven innovation and finance is accessible to everyone, everywhere. Before founding ChangeX in 2015, Paul served as director of Ashoka in Europe, investing in many of the continents leading social entrepreneurs. During that time, Paul grew frustrated at how slowly proven ideas were spreading. Recognising the potential role of technology to scale what works, Paul and co-founder Niamh McKenna started ChangeX from Dublin, Ireland. A father of three, Paul is runner and coach.