On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2016. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Anshula ↗
In their words
As you may notice, I'm female, I'm also a visible minority, and generally speaking CEOs don't really fit that mould, so it's been a process.
The government spends about 30 billion dollars a year on social investments; they spend about ten percent of that monitoring the impact, and yet they can't come up with a really meaningful statement about what that 30 billion dollars actually means.
Diversity in and of itself is not good enough; what we need to do is have diversity lead to innovation.
Around the web ×1
Quick answers
What is Anshula Chowdhury known for?
Founding and leading SAMETRICA, a Toronto impact- and ESG-measurement software company, and being a recognized Canadian expert on social impact measurement.
What did she speak about at TechTO?
In her 2016 talk 'It Takes a Village,' she argued diversity alone isn't enough — companies must pair diverse teams with a culture of innovation.
What are her contributions to the impact-measurement field?
She's a founding board member of Social Value Canada and sat on Ontario's Impact Measurement Task Force, which helped create the Common Approach impact-reporting data standard.