Ada Chirapaisarnkul is passionate about “building the ecosystem for social impact organizations to thrive in”. She founded the Thai Young Philanthropist Network (TYPN) in 2008, mobilizing local and foreign students and institutions for a social investment and skill-based volunteering movement across Thailand and Southeast Asia. Since its inception, they now have 2,700 young leaders and are partnered with more than 100 social-purpose organizations. In 2017, Ada founded taejai.com, the first and largest fundraising website for social-impact projects. Additionally, Ada has taken on government projects, such as the first National Master plan for Social Enterprise Development with the Prime Minister’s office, and academic roles, such as lecturing and founding G-Lab at Thammasat University. On top of her various ongoing projects, some of her recent roles include Head of Social Impact Advisory for ChangeVentures, and Board Member of NEEDeed. The multiple degree holder has received many honors and awards, including Asia 21 Young Leader of the Asia Society (2015), Rockefeller Foundation Global Fellow on Social Innovation (2016), and is featured on the 2018 ZICO ASEAN 40 under 40 list. She hopes to nurture the culture of citizen movement, and to serve as a catalyst for real, sustainable change.