The Social Investment and Philanthropy Chair at INCAE
In 2013 the Strachan Foundation with support from a great group of Bain friends funded an endowed Chair for Social Investment and Philanthropy at INCAE, which is called the “Catedra Strachan” with grants of $1.4 million.
Photo of: Harry Strachan, Ricardo Sagrera, Live Case Protagonist, Andrea Prado Chair, Professor, and, Enrique Bolanos, President INCAE
According to INCAE “The Strachan Chair aims to inspire responsible leadership in the Central American business sector. To accomplish this mission, we design and produce learning experiences and materials such as teaching cases, live cases, and technical notes on philanthropy and social investment. In addition, we lead and sponsor INCAE MBA students so they can do their Management Consulting Projects in Central American civil society organizations (CSOs). The goal is for these students to apply their management skills to help strengthen the operation of these organizations and experience working in organizations that seek to have a social impact. The Chair also has its own podcast, Gerente de Impacto, in which managers from the region share their experience and lessons learned on how to make social investments.”
Professor Luis Sanz filled the chair until his untimely death in 2015. Professor Andrea Prado has filled it since 2016.
https://www.incae.edu/es/catedra-strachan.html is INCAE´s website of the Chair. It is a rich source of their live cases, activities and podcasts.
Videos
Interview with Harry Strachan
Founder of the Cátedra Strachan
Entrevista de Harry Strachan Fundador de La Catedra Strachan
An interview in which Harry answers questions regarding the sources of his motivation for philanthropy and why he chose INCAE for the Endowed Chair.
(6 min video in Spanish)
Reports
2017 Strachan Chair Report 2013-2017
A report prepared for the Donor Group of the first five years of activity covering motivation, objectives, the faculty team, the various activities, and accomplishments.
(26pp)
2018 Informe Anual de Labores de la Catedra
in Spanish while a more recent one-year report also covers objectives, activities, and accomplishments with pictures and text.
(23 pp)
2019 Informe Anual de Labores de la Catedra
in Spanish while a more recent one-year report also covers objectives, activities, and accomplishments with pictures and text.
(13 pp)
