# Filip Sasic

> Filip Sasic is the New York-based CEO and founder of Entrepreneurs for Global Change, a nonprofit connecting young founders from emerging ecosystems with mentorship and international markets. His career spans Croatian junior-national and college water polo, international affairs at Network 20/20, and entrepreneurship programs in Southeast Europe, Nigeria and Spain.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Entrepreneurs for Global Change
- **Organizations:** Entrepreneurs for Global Change, Network 20/20 (former), St. Francis College (alumnus and former water-polo captain)
- **From:** Zagreb, Croatia
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree; public biographies differ on the major, St. Francis College, Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies, Uppsala University
- **Known for:** Member of the Croatian junior national water-polo team., Captain of the St. Francis College water-polo team during his senior year., Co-author of the 2017 report A Plan B for the Western Balkans.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Arrived in New York on a scholarship and played water polo at St. Francis College.
- **2011** — Scored four goals and earned Player of the Game in St. Francis’s 16-10 Eastern Championship third-place win over Brown.
- **2012** — Completed his bachelor’s degree; worked as a program coordinator at Network 20/20 before spending two years in the Netherlands.
- **2017** — Co-authored A Plan B for the Western Balkans.
- **2020** — Published writing on regional opportunities in the Balkans while deputy director at Network 20/20.
- **2022** — Led the BOLD project at Network 20/20, including a three-week University at Buffalo boot camp for 15 entrepreneurs from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- **2023** — EGC’s April 2026 three-year reflection places its beginnings approximately three years earlier; exact founding date not established here.
- **2025** — Worked as a lead mentor in the CampusLabs Nigeria accelerator.
- **2026** — Continued leading EGC across BOLD, Scale 2.0 and LeapX.

## Achievements

- Member of the Croatian junior national water-polo team.
- Captain of the St. Francis College water-polo team during his senior year.
- Co-author of the 2017 report A Plan B for the Western Balkans.
- Founder of EGC, which reported supporting more than 450 entrepreneurs and delivering more than 1,000 sessions in its April 2026 reflection.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Featured in a Večernji list Cronnect interview about his sporting background, career and helping Croatian startups enter the U.S. market.
- **2026-04** — EGC published its three-year reflection, reporting more than 450 entrepreneurs supported and describing plans for deeper post-program pathways.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/filipsasic

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Last updated: 2026-10-22