Who Creates the Future? Reframing Innovation by Dr Peter Drobac

A global public health specialist and social entrepreneur, Dr Peter Drobac is the Executive Director of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship in the Said Business School. Through research, impact education, and deep exchange with a global community of innovators, the Skoll Centre equips entrepreneurial leaders for impact within and beyond business.
Peter has nearly two decades of academic, clinical and policy experience in global health and sustainable development. He played a key role in the transformation of Rwanda’s health system, which has delivered unprecedented gains in population health and prosperity. He was a co-founder and first Executive Director of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) in Rwanda. Working at the intersection of health, education, and technology, UGHE aspires to train the next generation of global health leaders and to become a worldwide innovation hub for health care delivery science.
While at Harvard, Peter led a major health systems research programme. His interest in systems-led approaches to social innovation has continued in Oxford. He teaches systemic change leadership at Said Business School and hosts the entrepreneurship podcast, Reimagine.
Peter is currently focused on initiatives to build better systems in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. He frequently comments on global health issues for CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera and other outlets.