Creating Multidimensional Wellbeing
SOPHIA Oxford is an Oxford University linked non-profit partner of the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI). It was established in 2018 as a spin out of the University of Oxford’s International Development Department. It acts as the custodian of the commercial applications of the research coming from the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) — the team behind the globally recognised Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) .
Through SOPHIA Oxford, it’s spinout, Wise Responder Inc. holds a licence from Oxford University Innovation — the University of Oxford’s technology transfer office — to apply the Business MPI methodology (b-MPI) commercially, bringing this scientifically rigorous framework to businesses, financial institutions and investors worldwide.
SOPHIA Oxford has been a founding partner in the creation of Wise Decisio, alongside H&P and Wise Responder, to expand the MPI methodology’s rollout across Latin America (LATAM) and beyond.
Sophia Oxford was founded by Oxford University, Professor Sabina Alkire, Professor John Hammock and Jamie Coats. It’s President is Mark Mann.
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