The founder of Synergos and the Global Philanthropists Circle advocates for tackling the fundamental causes of social issues, rather than simply providing temporary relief. Despite her early scepticism of capitalism, Peggy Dulany, American heiress and philanthropist, now leverages principles like trust and collaboration to address global crises. “We see the world’s problems getting worse rather than better: there are very complicated political dynamics, wars, fresh conflicts, countries not agreeing with each other,” Dulany, 77, a fourth-generation Rockefeller, told PhilanthropyAsia in an interview during a trip to Singapore. Peggy Dulany Dulany's vision centres on building stronger collaborative networks between global sectors — charities, businesses, and governments — to drive greater impact in addressing poverty, social injustice and climate change. “It's a very big goal which we may not fully achieve, but it's something we're working toward. It's really a process of building trust. Trust is broken all over the world, especially government to government,” she said.   Dulany, who has a doctorate in education from Harvard University, is best known as founder and chair of Synergos, a ...