Solomon Darwin 

Executive Director, Center for Growth Markets 

Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation 

Solomon Darwin is the executive director of both the UC Berkeley Center for Growth Markets and the Garwood Center for Corporate Innovation. Before joining UC Berkeley, he was an associate professor at the University of Southern California for nine years. He has more than 13 years of industry experience at Bank of America and Motorola. He is the founder of the Smart Village Movement. He’s also the author of two books and has done extensive research on innovation to drive growth in developing economies.