Mission
POPTECH'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF WORLD-CHANGING PEOPLE, PROJECTS AND IDEAS. FOUNDED IN 1996 BY BOB METCALFE (INVENTOR, ETHERNET) AND JOHN SCULLEY (APPLE, PEPSI), POPTECH ORIGINALLY PROVIDED A FORUM TO CRITICALLY DEBATE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY. TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION ENCOMPASSES A MUCH BROADER MISSION TO EXPLORE AND ACT ON A PORTFOLIO OF INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING PROGRESS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, PEACE AND SECURITY, GLOBAL HEALTH AND INCOME EQUITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTED BY A DIVERSE NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE NOBEL LAUREATES, PROGRESSIVE POLITICIANS, INVENTORS, ARTISTS, FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES, PHILANTHROPISTS, AS WELL AS 180 ALUMNI OF THE POPTECH SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM. ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, A PASSIONATE INTEREST IN SOLVING CHALLENGES CONFRONTING HUMANITY. CENTRAL TO POPTECH'S MISSION IS A BELIEF IN THE POWER OF NETWORKED COLLABORATION AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. WE CONSISTENTLY LEVE