About
ESI is Boston College's hub for social entrepreneurship, where students combine business innovation with social purpose. Through hands-on projects and skill-building workshops, our members learn to identify societal problems and craft entrepreneurial solutions that make a difference. The club is divided into four specialized teams, each addressing a critical social issue. The 2025β2026 teams are Financial Literacy, Affordable Housing, Healthcare, and Environmental Policy.
Teams engage directly with their focus areas through volunteer work, hosting expert speakers from their fields, and competing in case competitions, with the Hult Prize as their flagship event. ESI partners with organizations and businesses pursuing equity and justice in Greater Boston and beyond. Through these partnerships, they help BC students discover how any career path can create social impact and connect them with meaningful ways to use their skills for causes they care about. At ESI, it's all about proving that the next generation of business leaders does not have to choose between social impact and business success; they can achieve both.
Programming
ESI hosts a variety of events throughout the semester centered on its four key focus areas. These events include interactive teaching sessions and speaker events featuring distinguished BC alumni working in relevant organizations and industries. For the 2025β2026 academic year, ESIβs focus areas are financial literacy, affordable housing, healthcare, and environmental policy.
In addition to these programs, ESIβs flagship event each academic year is the Hult Prize, which encourages students to participate in the Hult Case Competition. This internationally recognized competition challenges students to develop innovative solutions with meaningful social impact.
Executive Board
- Ahmed Ali Sajanlal β27
- Philip Coupe β27
- Mary Carter β27
- Tatum Donohue β28
- Grace Hedberg β27
- Chloe Lee β28
- Lindsay Nikolai β27
- Lauren McDonough β27
- Lydia Tesfai β27
- Chloe Lee β28
- Tatum Donohue β28Β
- Jack Butler β26
- Sebastian Connelly β26
- Abbey Foote β26
- Nick Rabjohn β26
- Samantha Schmer β26
- Jordan Paul β26
- Kendall Vallas β26
- Rashanna Wickramasinghe β26
- Phillip Coupe β27
- Lauren McDonough β27
- Sanjana Pillani β27
- Lydia Tesfai β27
