NESsT Entrepreneur-in-Residence (June 2006 - present; Budapest)

NESsTER Project: The NESsT Margins Project- the application of the powerful strategies of business and entrepreneurship to address the needs of the most marginalized communities and peoples.

"I am extremely impressed by NESsT’s innovative approach--supporting enterprises that are both rigorously managed and mission-driven.   I’m excited to be spending the summer in Budapest, learning about and making a small contribution to such an exciting effort.”

Background: Kimber Lockhart is in her third year at Stanford University pursuing a degree in Computer Science with a minor in Ethics and Society. She is working for NESsT courtesy of a Stanford in Government fellowship provided by the Haas Center for Public Service.

Kimber’s experience in the non-profit realm dates back to high school, when she was honored with the Prudential Spirit of Community Award for directing an effort to provide head coverings to chemotherapy patients. Since moving to Silicon Valley, she became interested in business and entrepreneurship—serving as business and account manager for the student-run Stanford Directory, and organizing the annual Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders lecture series. Through this lecture series, she was introduced to social entrepreneurship and intrigued by the opportunity to combine the innovative ideas and efficiency from the for-profit sector with the opportunity to help people and create lasting change.

After her first year at Stanford, Kimber began working for Benetech, a Palo Alto, CA-based nonprofit that develops technologies and sustainable business models that benefit humanity. At Benetech, she authored case studies, progress reports, software documentation and other communication materials and also performed initial software testing. During the school year, she transitioned to part-time, and contributed to preliminary research for a social enterprise in the start-up stage, Kenya’s One Acre Fund.

Kimber currently serves as vice-president of the Future Social Innovator’s Network at Stanford and has developed and facilitated two courses on technology in social entrepreneurship.

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