Marc Soberano

Marc Soberano

Toronto Sector Skills Academy, Class of 2018, Economic Opportunities Program

Executive Director, Building Up, Toronto, ON

Marc Soberano founded Building Up because he felt it needed to exist. He believes that the role of a social enterprise is to connect people that want to make socially-minded purchasing decisions with the opportunity to do so. Marc graduated the Richard Ivey School of Business, canoed across Canada, and understands the untapped transformative powers of the toilet. He combines lessons learned from life in the woods with a people-first outlook to lead this organization towards its vision.

Marc Soberano is a member of the Toronto Sector Skills Academy, Class of 2018, one of several Workforce Leadership Academies in localities across North America.

The Workforce Leadership Academies are part of the Economic Opportunity Fellows Network, a network of leadership and fellowship programs run by the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program. Within this Network, EOP connects national and local leaders from across sectors — nonprofit, government, business, philanthropy, academia, and more — to advance policies and practices with the potential to help low- and moderate-income Americans thrive in today’s economy. Learn more at as.pn/eofn.