Scott Gilmore is a writer, investor, and entrepreneur. He is President of Anchor Chain which sets up, turns around, or transforms complicated projects. Recent examples of that work include launching a global philanthropic campaign and organizing the deployment of Starlink terminals into Ukraine.
Scott founded Building Markets, a social enterprise that creates jobs by connecting local entrepreneurs to global markets. Prior to this he was as a diplomat specializing in conflict zones and opened Canada’s first embassy in Afghanistan. Scott worked for the UN peacekeeping mission in East Timor and established the new nation’s national intelligence agency.
Scott was given the EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year award, was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, and was a Skoll Awardee. President Obama awarded him the G20 Prize for innovation in impact investing. The WEF has honored him as a Young Global Leader, and he is a Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and the Ashoka Foundation
