Professional History: Dr. François Bonnici is a public health physician, professor, social change practitioner, foundation leader and author of a new book, The Systems Work of Social Change. His career is rooted in front-line medical and humanitarian work and evolved to advance social change work more broadly.

He currently serves as Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Head of Social Innovation at the World Economic Forum. He was previously founding Director of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation at the University of Cape Town, where he is an Adjunct Associate Professor.

He has been recognized as a Rhodes Scholar, and Associate Fellow of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, and served as a founding board member of the Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education.

François attained his medical degree from the University of Cape Town with Gold Medal for best MBChB student, read for an MBA from the University of Oxford with the Said Prize for a best overall MBA student, and also MSc in Public Health and Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Academic and professional credentials: MBChB (University of Cape Town) (Gold medal as the top medical graduate)
MSc Epidemiology/Public Health (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
DLSHTM (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
MBA (University of Oxford)

Programs: Rhodes Scholar,
Associate Fellow of the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship