Mauricio Miller is the founder and managing partner of the Center for Peer-driven Change, a global collaborative that promotes and supports resident led efforts and the mutuality which can close the gap in wealth and social standing. Mauricio, a trained engineer, one-time manager of a top social service agency, and most importantly, the son of a remarkable single mother, has both lived and observed the failings embodied in our attitudes towards those struggling with poverty. The Center partners with groups that meet residents where they are, supporting the incredible self-renewing power of social change that exists in everyday people, in every neighborhood, and has existed throughout history.
Besides the Schwab Award, Mauricio is a MacArthur and Ashoka Fellow among other recognition.