Dr. Craig Zelizer believes in a world where opportunity is as widely distributed as talent.
He is a leading innovator in social entrepreneurship, higher education, and the nonprofit sector with more than three decades of diverse impact experience. As the Founder ofCEO of PCDN.global, Dr. Zelizer has established a leading platform that connects a global community of changemakers with the tools, opportunities, and inspiration needed to build impactful careers and drive change.
Dr. Zelizer served as a full-time professor in the Conflict Resolution program at Georgetown University from 2006 to 2016, and he continues to share his expertise as an Adjunct Faculty member, teaching social entrepreneurship and impact careers. Beyond academia, he has conducted significant consulting work, leading training sessions, workshops, and consultancies in over 20 countries for organizations such as USIP, USAID, CRS, CDA and Rotary International.
In addition to his roles in education and consulting, Dr. Zelizer actively conducts applied trainings and workshops worldwide, both online and in-person, on impact careers, future of work, AI and Social Impact, and related topics. He is also an avid angel investor, focusing on impact focused startups and scouts for a few funds.
He has received numerous fellowships including serving as Boren Fellow in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a Fulbright Junior Scholar in Hungary and has mentored hundreds of students and professionals in building successful fellowship applications around the globe.
