Market Shapers with Inder Singh

Inder Singh
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Welcome to Market Shapers — a podcast about harnessing capitalism for good, hosted by Inder Singh, a founder, CEO, and pioneer of the practice of “market shaping.” On this show, Inder sits down with leaders, innovators, and behind-the-scenes dealmakers who’ve changed the way markets work, often in ways most people never see. They’ll unpack how they did it, what they learned, and how those lessons can help tackle the big challenges ahead. Follow Market Shapers on LinkedIn and Instagram @marketshaperspod.

Episodes

  1. From Global Health to Climate: Shaping Markets Across Sectors, with Dai Ellis

    FEB 10

    From Global Health to Climate: Shaping Markets Across Sectors, with Dai Ellis

    Today’s guest is Dai Ellis, founder and CEO of Cascade Climate. Dai spent his career creating and accelerating the development of systems and markets in multiple sectors – first in global health, then in education, and now climate tech. In this episode, Dai tells host Inder Singh all about the work he and his team at Cascade are doing to orchestrate markets for innovations that will help stabilize our climate. He also reveals the key lessons he learned from his time at CHAI leading groundbreaking work that reduced the price of life-saving medicines, and how he’s imported those lessons to the climate sector. Dai and Inder dig into the market shaping tools he honed in global health to tackle climate issues, the critical role of market orchestrators in driving large-scale systemic change, and how someone could create that role in a new sector.  The Market Shapers Podcast is a production of Inder Singh and is produced by University FM. The interview was recorded in May 2025.   Episode Quotes:Why the real power of market shaping lives in the middle 09:12: The stance of a market shaper is fundamentally to occupy a middle ground on that question: to neither, capitalism is what's causing this problem in the first place, which is not without any truth obviously, nor at the other end of the spectrum to say, markets will solve this. To choose to be a market shaper is to say there's truth in both of those things, that, like, there's truth in the idea that markets are a powerful way to organize incentives and organize human behavior and action toward outcomes, and they're deeply flawed when left unattended and unregulated in terms of, you know, what outcomes you are going to see from that. What market shaping actually is and why it matters across sectors 08:05: You have to have power to market shape, but it's not just financial power or government power, like hard power. A lot of it is soft power. How do we assemble soft power and other forms of, you know, influence and steerability? And then how do we put that to work, and coordinate efforts to get us more quickly from place A to place B? What it really means to be a market orchestrator 24:49: I think Cascade is very explicitly trying to offer itself up as an orchestrator for specific market shaping initiatives. Your ability to orchestrate is fundamentally targeted or limited. But you're trying to do that in high… Oh, I hate the word leverage, but highly leveraged, wise.  Show Links: Cascade ClimateDai Ellis BioDai Ellis on Substack Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    43 min
  2. Market Shaping 101

    FEB 10

    Market Shaping 101

    Welcome to Market Shapers — a podcast about harnessing capitalism for good.  On this inaugural episode, host Inder Singh explains what Market Shaping is and shares why he launched this podcast and what’s in store for this season. In his words:  “Fifteen years ago, I had the privilege of being a part of a small group that brokered deals between 70 countries and 22 pharmaceutical companies. What we accomplished still feels remarkable: Prices fell 30–90%, billions of dollars were saved, and millions of people gained access to life-saving drugs. The results are well known. The how is not.  This podcast attempts to change that. The goal is simple: tell the stories and teach the lessons so others can help drive impact in the world. If you’re a capitalist, I’ll challenge the idea that markets left alone reliably produce optimal outcomes. If you work in nonprofits, philanthropy, public health, or government, I’ll challenge the reflexive skepticism of markets and profit—showing how, when designed well, they can dramatically scale social impact.” The Market Shapers Podcast is a production of Inder Singh and is produced by University FM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    11 min
  3. Introducing: Market Shapers with Inder Singh

    FEB 3

    Introducing: Market Shapers with Inder Singh

    Welcome to Market Shapers — a podcast about harnessing capitalism for good, hosted by Inder Singh, a founder, CEO, and pioneer of the practice of “market shaping.” The podcast explores how markets can be deliberately structured to drive access, reduce costs, and scale innovation. On this show, Inder sits down with leaders, innovators, and behind-the-scenes dealmakers who’ve changed the way markets work, often in ways most people never see. They’ll unpack how they did it, what they learned, and how those lessons can help tackle the big challenges ahead. This show challenges the classic view that markets left alone yield optimal outcomes. But it also challenges the skepticism that markets can’t be used as a force for scaling social impact.  Subscribe to Market Shapers wherever you get your podcasts and don’t miss the first episode available February 10, 2026. Follow Market Shapers on LinkedIn and Instagram @marketshaperspod.  The Market Shapers Podcast is a production of Inder Singh and is produced by University FM. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1 min

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Welcome to Market Shapers — a podcast about harnessing capitalism for good, hosted by Inder Singh, a founder, CEO, and pioneer of the practice of “market shaping.” On this show, Inder sits down with leaders, innovators, and behind-the-scenes dealmakers who’ve changed the way markets work, often in ways most people never see. They’ll unpack how they did it, what they learned, and how those lessons can help tackle the big challenges ahead. Follow Market Shapers on LinkedIn and Instagram @marketshaperspod.

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