Robyn Scott
| Robyn Scott | |
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| Born |
9 January 1981 United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur and writer |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Notable works | Twenty Chickens for a Saddle |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Robyn Scott, (born 9 January 1981) is a British-born writer and entrepreneur.
She studied at Auckland University and Cambridge University. She was a Gates Scholar. Her first book, Twenty Chickens for a Saddle,[1] a memoir about growing up in Botswana, was published in March 2008. Her second book, Big Like Coca-Cola, is about a group of maximum security prisoners in South Africa who have adopted AIDS orphans.[2] Scott is also a co-founder of start-up OneLeap,[3] and of Southern African social enterprises Brothers for All and Mothers for All.
Biography
Born in England, Scott moved with her parents to New Zealand briefly and then Botswana, where she spent most of her childhood. She attended high school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and subsequently studied Bioinformatics at the University of Auckland followed by a Master of Bioscience Enterprise at the University of Cambridge. She is an ambassador for the Access to Medicine Index and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.[4] She was on Wired's 2012 Smart List of Fifty People Who Will Change The World.[5]
Bibliography
Books
- Scott, Robyn (2009). Twenty chickens for a saddle: the story of an African childhood. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9780747596561.
- Scott, Robyn (Forthcoming). Big like Coca-Cola.
Articles
- Scott, Robyn (4 November 2005). "Housing challenge winners revealed". Financial Times (The Financial Times Ltd.). Retrieved 24 October 2014.
Radio
- Hammersley, Ben (host); Scott, Robyn (speaker); Edwards, Giles (producer) (22 October 2014). "Risk and reward | When crazy makes sense: the case for more radical social innovation". Four Thought. Event occurs at 8.45pm. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
TEDx lectures
- TEDx Talks (15 May 2012). "The power of human | Robyn Scott at TEDxCalicoCanyon". Ted.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- TEDx Talks (30 June 2014). "Leadership lessons behind bars | Robyn Scott at TEDxOxbridge". Ted.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
References
- ↑ Scott, Robyn (2009). Twenty chickens for a saddle: the story of an African childhood. London: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9780747596561.
- ↑ Scott, Robyn. "About". robynscott.org. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "About". oneleap.to. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "About". weforum.org. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ↑ WIRED UK, Staff (February 2012). "The Smart List 2012: 50 people who will change the world". WIRED.CO.UK Condé Nast UK. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
External links
- Author's official site: robynscott.org
- Official book site: twentychickensforasaddle.com
- Gates Scholar Newsletter Summer 2007
- Author Biography on Bloomsbury.com
- Robyn Scott's contact profile on oneleap.to
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