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Mayu Avila Sep2020 220x220 - Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila appointed to the Concordia Leadership Council

Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila appointed to the Concordia Leadership Council

Concordia is pleased to announce the appointment of Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila, Mayu, Executive Coach and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of El Salvador, to its Leadership Council.  Mayu is a resilient leader who has broken barriers as the first female Minister of Foreign Affairs in El Salvador and the first female president… Read More

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Welcoming Bart Friedman to our Leadership Council

Concordia is pleased to announce the appointment of Bart Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Giant Eagle Enterprises and Partner & Senior Counsel at Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, to the Leadership Council. In addition to his roles at Giant Eagle Enterprises and Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, Mr. Friedman is Lead Independent Director of… Read More

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Concordia pays tribute to President Piñera

Concordia is shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of Sebastián Piñera, Former President of Chile and Former Concordia Leadership Council Member, this week.  “We are deeply saddened by the sudden and tragic death of former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. President Piñera first joined Concordia’s Leadership Council in 2016 following a successful intervention at… Read More

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Nazanin Ash, Aliko Dangote, and President Zelenskyy announced recipients of 2023 Concordia Leadership Award

Concordia and its Leadership Council are pleased to announce the three recipients of the 2023 Leadership Award: Nazanin Ash, CEO of Welcome.US, for the nonprofit sector; Aliko Dangote, Founder, Chairman & CEO of the Dangote Group, for the private sector; and, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, for the public sector. All three recipients were selected… Read More

generation amazing 220x220 - Leveraging Sports Mega Events to Enhance Social Impact of Sport for Development and Peace

Leveraging Sports Mega Events to Enhance Social Impact of Sport for Development and Peace

Concordia is pleased to share the following report published by Generation Amazing, a Concordia Global Patron Member, in September 2023. The roundtable cited in the report was hosted by Generation Amazing and Laureus Sport for Good at the 2022 Concordia Annual Summit. Please note, the report findings reflect the opinions and takeaways of the roundtable… Read More

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Ambassador Culvahouse appointed to the Concordia Leadership Council

Bringing decades of experience leading an international legal practice, coupled with a storied and highly-praised career at the heights of the U.S. Government, Concordia is pleased to welcome Ambassador Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr. to its Leadership Council.  During his over 40-year career at O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Ambassador Culvahouse has demonstrated his distinguished leadership in… Read More

flag 186476 1280 220x220 - Concordia’s statement on the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel

Concordia’s statement on the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel

Concordia condemns in no uncertain terms Hamas’s devastating attacks on Israel and stands against any form of terrorism. Concordia was founded on the 10th anniversary of September 11 to transform dialogue between the public and private sectors in the global fight against extremism and terrorism. This week, we have been reminded of the role of… Read More

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Christiana Figueres Appointed to the Concordia Leadership Council

Concordia is pleased to announce the appointment of former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Christiana Figueres, to the Concordia Leadership Council. During her tenure, Ms. Figueres brought together national and sub-national governments, corporations and activists, women’s groups, scientists and spiritual communities, financial institutions, and NGOs to jointly deliver… Read More

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Horizon Therapeutics Announces Finalists for 2023 Horizon Prize

Horizon Therapeutics, Patron Programming Sponsor of the 2023 Concordia Annual Summit, has unveiled the five finalists for the prestigious Horizon Prize, powered by MITSolve. This esteemed global award recognizes technology-based solutions that prioritize environmental sustainability and rare disease treatment, shortening diagnostic timelines, decreasing carbon emissions, and allowing research funding to go further for the 10%… Read More

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Kimahli Powell, CEO of Rainbow Railroad, joins the Concordia Leadership Council

Concordia is pleased to announce the joining of Kimahli Powell to the Leadership Council, a wonderful addition to our esteemed panel of advisory experts. As a senior leader in the INGO field with a focus on international development, law and policy, HIV/AIDS, and internally displaced persons, Kimahli Powell is an invaluable expert on community building… Read More

Board of Directors 220x220 - Concordia Announces Key Appointments within its Board of Directors

Concordia Announces Key Appointments within its Board of Directors

Concordia is pleased to share some important developments to its Board of Directors. Caroline Scullin has been appointed Vice Chair of the Board, Adriana Henriquez is Chair of the Audit & Finance Committee, Gurdip Paintal is Board Treasurer, and Benjamin Plumer is Board Secretary. The full Board of Directors can be found here.   Concordia’s… Read More