Cameron Sinclair works at the intersection of social impact, community development, and sustainable construction. Since the late nineties, he has been working at the intersection of social innovation, humanitarian response, and community development.

As a designer, Cameron has built housing, health facilities, and schools and implemented community-led development strategies after natural and man-made disasters. As founder of Worldchanging Institute and co-founder at Architecture for Humanity, he built partnerships and multi-multidisciplinary teams to empower and build with communities in 64 countries. During his time with the organization, he helped to raise over $70M in non-governmental funding for humanitarian initiatives and oversaw the design and construction of shelter solutions for over 1.5M people.

He led social innovation at Airbnb and worked on the conceptualization of Airbnb.org. During his tenure, he created livelihoods for resettled refugees, implemented rural revitalization strategies, worked with nomadic populations, and built online marketplaces for traditional craftspeople in Japan and Jordan. In parallel, he also ran a design agency that has been recognized for designing and building schools for tens of thousands of children displaced by war and historic preservation projects in South Africa and the United States.

Sinclair co-authored a number of bestselling books called Design Like You Give A Damn and Worldchanging, has taught at several universities, and holds an honorary doctorate of Architecture. Sinclair is a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, a former advisor at USAID, and a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Sinclair has been awarded numerous accolades including the TED prize, the National Design Award, a runner-up for UK Designer of the Year, and recipient of the centennial medal from the Royal Society of the Arts.