Michele Kahane will be joining Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy in the fall as professor of Professional Practice of Social Entrepreneurship and a member of the management faculty.

Kahane comes to Milano from the Clinton Global Initiative, where she was director of commitments. In that role, she led the staff that advised CGI members (corporations, NGOs, universities, and foundations) about their social investments; identified and brokered partnerships among members; monitored and evaluated member commitments; and disseminated best practice information. Previously, she was director of Special Projects, Research, and Policy Unit at the Center for Corporate Citizenship, Boston College, Carroll School of Management. During this time, she co-authored Untapped: Creating Value in Underserved Markets (Berrett-Koehler, 2006), with John Weiser, Steve Rochlin, and Jessica Landis.

In a previous role, Kahane was program officer in the Economic Development Unit of the Ford Foundation. She created and led a $50 million program that cataloged new business models and cross-sector partnerships focused on poverty alleviation in the United States and developing countries. Kahane serves on the board of the Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future, the steering committee of the Institute for Responsible Investment, the NY Regional Association of Grantmakers Task Force on Hurricane Katrina, and the Fast Forward Fund

In the fall Kahane will be teaching Emerging Trends in Social Investment. She will also be working with Milano faculty Dennis Derryck, Blaise Rastello, and Charles Alison to develop Milano's social entrepreneurship area by increasing visibility, resources, and learning opportunities for students.

Kahane received her MBA and MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA degree from Princeton University.