About

Founded in 2021, Bloomberg New Economy established the Catalyst program with a simple goal: to find people whose innovations, efforts and objectives have a genuine shot at changing the world for the better. Catalysts are founders, activists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, scientists, visionaries, even elected representatives whose remarkable work across business, philanthropy and government – especially in the emerging markets – demands recognition.

Each year Catalysts are recognized for their work in the breakthrough areas that represent Bloomberg New Economy’s take on the most talked about topics, emerging trends and transformative innovations on the global agenda.