Rasheda L. Weaver

Dr. Rasheda L. Weaver is one of the world’s leading experts on social and commercial entrepreneurship. She conducted the first large-scale empirical study on the social, economic, and legal activities of social enterprises in the United States and is the Founder of Weaver's Social Enterprise Directory, Inc. As a Professor, she has taught entrepreneurship to over 1,000 students globally. She served as the first Assistant Professor for the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation that was established with a $15 million donation at Iona College in 2017, helping to build its teaching, research, and service foundation. Dr. Weaver’s book “Social Entrepreneurship: A Practical Introduction" is being considered a seminal work in the field of social entrepreneurship.

Learn more about Dr. Weaver’s work at www.rashedaweaver.com and www.socialenterprisedirectory.com.