Carolina Almeida Cruz

Carolina Almeida Cruz is a social entrepreneur who believes in the potential of human beings. She is currently teaching/sharing what she loves with Catolica Business Students. One of her mottoes is: “Become Your Best Version”. With this mission of empowering individuals, in 2012, she founded SAPANA, Portugal’s leading social impact and social entrepreneurial investment fund and NGO. She e-studied Finance and Stewardship at Harvard University and worked at the United Nations, where she became fascinated by Entrepreneurship at the University for Peace. She is an alumnus of Seth Godin’s altMBA program. Her biggest challenge is to bring together three major sectors, private, public and social, into a collaborative shared economy paradigm. SAPANA was recognized as sustainability case study by UNECE. She is a Change Maker by Ashoka, and recognized as Young Challenger by Muhammad Yunus Foundation. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinamalmeidacruz/