Paul Polak

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Windhorse International

Formerly: 23 years as a psychiatrist; Founder, D-Rev: Design Revolution. 1981, Founder, International Development Enterprises (IDE). Over the last 30 years, has worked with thousands of farmers in countries around the world - including Bangladesh, India, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe - to help design and produce low-cost, income-generating products that have already moved 17 million people out of poverty. Currently, Founder and CEO, Windhorse International. Author of Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail. Recipient, honours and awards, including: Entrepreneur of the Year, social responsibility category, Ernst & Young (2004); named one of the "top 50" for leadership in agriculture policy, Scientific American (2003).