Richard Alderson

Current

• Co-Founder & Director at UnLtd India
• Co-Founder & Director at Journeys for Change
• Founder at Careershifters

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Past

• Ventures Consultant at UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, UK
• Consultant at IBM (UK) Ltd

Education

• INSEAD
• University of Warwick

Recommended

10 people have recommended Richard

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Non-Profit Organization Management

Websites

• UnLtd India
• Journeys for Change
• Careershifters

Richard Alderson’s Summary

Entrepreneur working between Mumbai & London.

Passionate about start-ups, incubation, the web, mentoring, leadership development, career change and making the world a better place.

I am the co-founder and Director of UnLtd India, a new initiative to incubate start-up social entrepreneurs in India.

I am also the co-founder of two social-purpose businesses:
- Journeys for Change, which takes exceptional leaders to learn about innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership from the world’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs.
- Careershifters, which helps people who want to make a career change find what they want to do and make a successful shift.

Always keen to hear from - and help - fellow purpose-driven entrepreneurs.

I can be reached at richard [at] richardalderson.com.

Follow me at www.twitter.com/RichardAlderson.

Richard Alderson’s Specialties:

Social entrepreneurship, start-up social ventures, social business, social enterprise, non-profits, start-ups, incubation, web 2.0, marketing, social networks

Richard Alderson’s Experience

• Co-Founder & Director

  UnLtd India

  (Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  June 2006 — Present (3 years 6 months)

  UnLtd India exists to be a home for start-up social entrepreneurs in India. Through providing seed funding and intensive incubation support, it acts as a launch pad for imaginative, passionate and entrepreneurial individuals to bring their ideas for a better world into reality.
  -> www.unltdindia.org

• Co-Founder & Director

  Journeys for Change

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)

  Journeys for Change takes exceptional leaders to learn about innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership from the world’s most inspiring social entrepreneurs.
  -> www.journeysforchange.org

• Founder

  Careershifters

  (Professional Training & Coaching industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  Careershifters was founded on the belief that the more people are excited about their work, the more they’ll make a positive contribution to the world. Through affordable expert advice, online resources and a community of thousands, Careershifters helps anyone making a major career change re-imagine their work and make a successful shift.
  -> www.careershifters.org

• Ventures Consultant

  UnLtd, the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, UK

  (Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

  2004 — March 2007 (3 years )

  Strategic and business consulting for social entrepreneurs in the fields of strategy, finance, fundraising, governance, business planning, growth, replication, sustainability, marketing and operations
  -> www.unltd.org.uk

• Consultant

  IBM (UK) Ltd

  (Public Company; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — 2004 (5 years )

  E-business consultant working in financial services, retail and government sectors, based in London, Dubai and Amsterdam.
  -> uk.ibm.com

Richard Alderson’s Education

• INSEAD

  Social Entrepreneurship 2006 — 2006

• University of Warwick

  BSc (Hons) , Management Science , 1993 — 1996

Additional Information

Richard Alderson’s Websites:

• UnLtd India
• Journeys for Change
• Careershifters

Richard Alderson’s Interests:

social entrepreneurship, social business, social enterprise, entrepreneurship, start-ups, incubation, technology, new media, social software, social networks, film, photography, house music, all night parties, hats, good food, cooking, India, Japan

Richard Alderson’s Honors:

XL Extraordinary Lives Award nominee, 2009
Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs Winner, 2008
XL Extraordinary Lives Award nominee, 2008
XL Extraordinary Lives Award nominee, 2007
Waldzell Institute Architect of the Future, 2007
UnLtd Millennium Award Winner, 2007

Richard Alderson’s Contact Settings

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