Michael Green

Amid so much uncertainty, banks, financial services firms, venture capitalists, governments and NGOs need more exact measurements for deciding where to invest, both domestically and abroad. Each year, global economist Michael Green and his team at the Social Progress Imperative release their Social Progress Index (SPI) report, which details how industries and countries are faring in every area of progress. Their carefully culled data shows where the most stable and prosperous societies of tomorrow will be and where instability, inequities and environmental degradation will take a toll. Using tools like their “skills map,” which links specific skills to progress, Green shows participants how to use the Index to make decisions around investments, policies and where and what kinds of philanthropic efforts are likely to pay off.