Jonas Dinger is Managing Director of Social Impact Award, one of the world’s largest communities of early-stage social entrepreneurs under 30, mainly active in Europe, Africa and Asia. Jonas is committed to build capacity among early-stage entrepreneurs and foster cross- sector dialogues on the topic of social entrepreneurship. Based in Vienna, Austria, he is leading a diverse team of 100+ SIA team members and is overseeing the community growth and strategic development.

Jonas joined Social Impact Award in 2018 and was amongst other roles in the team, responsible for SIA’s program in Austria and in Germany, as well as for SIA’s international partnerships and scaling efforts. He is also regularly giving university lectures on the topic of social entrepreneurship.

Before joining Social Impact Award, Jonas worked two years at the Social Entrepreneurship Center of the Vienna University of Economics and Business as a researcher. This followed several engagements for different initiatives in the social entrepreneurship ecosystem (e.g. at GIZ, SEED – Promoting Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development, and others). Jonas has a Master of Arts in political science having studied at University of Vienna, LMU Munich and University of Vilnius.