Christopher Bradshaw is a social justice entrepreneur whose expertise is using social innovation through the food system to grow meaningful community economic development within marginalized communities. He is the founder and executive director of Dreaming Out Loud, Inc., a nonprofit social enterprise that is rebuilding an economically and environmentally sustainable, community-based food system in Washington, DC.

He developed his skills in social entrepreneurship and innovation as a StartingBloc Fellow and honed his skills in growing techniques at through workshops at Growing Power and the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center.

Christopher is a member of the first-ever DC Food Policy Council, was selected as an Ashoka-American Express Emerging Innovator, a finalist for Ashoka Changemakers’ Nutrients for All competition, and one of 50 Under 50: Innovative Leaders Transforming Metro DC's Food System. He is a frequent speaker on social innovation, urban agriculture and regional food systems, and the food sovereignty movement.