Jack Winterton

(Working) thesis title:

Philanthropy, technology, and the shifting boundaries of profit and purpose

Supervisor(s):

Dr David Pinzur (Department of Sociology), Professor Jonathan Roberts (Marshall Institute), and Dr Rebecca Elliott

Thesis Abstract:

Jack's PhD examines how leaders in tech and finance are reshaping the social impact sector by applying venture capital frameworks to early-stage organisations, investigating how these models transform conceptions of social change, social justice and use transformative technological to address social problems.

Expertise

Sociology