Kunal Sood

Brainstormer, Change Agent, Connector, Entrepreneur, Foodie, Idea generator, Producer, Social entrepreneur, Startup

Kunal Sood is an internationally renowned social entrepreneur, impact investor and curator of the future, who has made making the impossible possible his life’s purpose and mission by helping transform the lives of a billion people by the year 2030. Sood is the Founder of X Fellows, X Summit and X Impact Group. He is focused on positively disrupting the human experience by creating a league of extraordinary citizens and experiences that make the impossible possible on earth. He does this by actively partnering with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and ethical brands intent on making the world a better place such as Google, SAP and Tencent Holdings as well as social enterprises like the United Nations, Planet Home, X Prize Foundation and NASA. Sood has convened extraordinary experiences including TEDx at the United Nations and NOVUS Summit at the UN General Assembly as co-founder and Executive Chairman of NOVUS, which is an inter-generational social impact summit and network that helps support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by uniting humanity through science, innovation, and technology. Launching purpose-driven social impact campaigns such as #FirstWoman and #WeThePlanet. As a philanthropic leader and special innovation advisor to the Republic of Palau, Sood is focused on promoting organizations that make a difference both locally and globally. Disruptive innovators like Sood are truly extraordinary citizens of the world helping set a new standard for other firms to follow in order to do well by doing good for the people and planet. For his steadfast commitment to the field of social innovation and impact, Sood is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships that include the Media for Social Impact Award at the United Nations, World Innovation Award, New York Space Alliance (NYSA) Leadership Award presented to Kunal Sood for your “Unwavering Dedication to Bringing Space Closer to Humanity.” The Non-Violence Award and RoundGlass Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award at the legislative parliament of India. Sood is also a TED Resident and Stanford CCARE Fellow. He has been a keynote speaker at Forbes Impact, TED, Nexus, Google, SAP, Aspen Institute, United Nations and the White House. He Graduated from UCSF with a M.Sc., in Global Health, Kellogg School of Management with an M.B.A., and the University of Pennsylvania with a M.A., in Positive Psychology. He currently serves as Global Ambassador for the Non Violence Project, SIngularity University, and Open EXO, he recently launched SingularityU’s New York City Chapter and EXO Global Summit at the United Nations. He serves on the advisory board’s of EdCast, TWIN and Lottery.com

Unlocking Exponential Potential and Making the Impossible Possible

#WeThePlanet #FirstWoman #EXL

Brand Strategy, Compassion, Creativity, Design, Drones, Exponential Technology, Innovation, Media, Organizational Dynamics, Positive Psychology, Social Impact, Strategic Relations, Transformational Leadership, UN Global Goals, Wellbeing

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