Iqbal Z. Quadir, Founder and Director
Welcome to the Legatum Center website, where you can learn more about how our Center is promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in low-income countries. Established in 2007 with a generous $50 million gift from Legatum, a global investment firm, our Center runs a competitive Fellowship program to prepare MIT students to create enterprises in developing countries. Our current and future Fellows seek to implement for-profit businesses that empower ordinary citizens and virally spread prosperity and development.
Featured Content
The Good Entrepreneur in Partnership with CNBC: Interview with Iqbal Quadir
In this interview with The Good Entrepreneur Iqbal Quadir discusses entrepreneurship, business, and development.
In the hands of the people
Fortune, Brainstorm Tech: Iqbal Quadir discusses how hand-held computers - also known as cell phones - are changing the world.
