Laura Scher
Cofounder and Executive Chair
Laura Scher is cofounder, former CEO, and current Executive Chair of CREDO/Working Assets. Laura teaches "Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship" at Stanford University and has co-authored chapters in several inspirational books, including The Business of Changing the World, edited by Marc Benioff; and Hands On! 33 More Things Every Girl Should Know, edited by Suzanne Harper. Laura serves on the Board of Advisors of the Yale School of Management, and on the boards of the Salesforce.com Foundation, eScrip, and the Rosenberg Foundation. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale University, studied at the Institute for International Studies in Geneva, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Michael Kieschnick
Cofounder and President
Michael Kieschnick is CEO, president, and cofounder of CREDO/Working Assets. His approach to marketing and activism at work incorporates his Texas high school football commitment to be agile, hostile, and mobile. Prior to cofounding Working Assets, he held a position at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, served as an economic advisor to Governor Jerry Brown, and helped create several socially responsible investment funds. He also has board and leadership positions with The Secretary of State Project, the League of Conservation Voters, the OneCalifornia Bank Foundation, and the Beatitudes Society, and teaches a seminar on innovations in microfinance at Stanford. He earned a Ph.D in Public Policy from Harvard and undergraduate degrees in biology and economics from Stanford.