Ingrid Stange

Ingrid Stange was one of the founders of the Montessori School system in Norway. She has founded and built up Drøbak Montessori School (3 - 15), where she is the executive chair since 1991, and was co-founder and chair of Oslo Montessori School for the first 5 years. She is chair of NMF.

Ingrid is founder and chair of Partnership for Change. A Norwegian NGO investing in Women and Youth to empower them to become leaders in business and society. She is also co-founder of the International Center for Dialogue and Peace building.

An impact investor, and she serves at the board of a number of national and global organizations promoting social innovation, developing sustainable business in challenged countries, and meeting climate challenges. With a MSc (Siviløkonom) from the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)and an MBA from UC Berkeley, a background from strategic management consulting and venture capital, she has focused entirely on social business and venture philanthropy for the past 25 years. Ingrid has established a number of successful social enterprises.