Join Professor Gabrielle Lyon's class (co-hosted with KPPI Department) to listen to Dan Ratner speak about the evolving social enterprise landscape, public benefit corporations and his perspective on the role that for-profit companies can play in solving social problems. Reception to follow.

Dan Ratner is Executive Chairman and co-founder of Public Good, which helps people find, connect with and support organizations working on the causes they care about. Prior to Public Good, he was Director of Development helping to build the technology team for President Obama‘s 2012 reelection campaign. Before the campaign, Dan served as co-founder and COO/CTO at Sittercity, the nation’s largest service dedicated to helping parents find quality childcare online. In addition to his startup and campaign work, Dan is on the boards of Open Books, a Chicago literacy organization and Fulcrum Point New Music Project. He’s also an impact investor and serves on the board of Impact Engine, an accelerator and early stage investment fund for impact business. When not working, he loves to write and has published two non-fiction books on nanotechnology and is working on an upcoming novel. He lives in Chicago with his wife Genevieve Thiers and their amazing twin sons Ari & Leo.