Neil Brown

Neil R. Brown (New York) joined KKR in 2014 and is Managing Director, KKR Global Institute and KKR Infrastructure, focusing on new markets investing, geopolitical and trends analysis, and energy. At KKR, he’s been involved in ADNOC Oil Pipelines, Marverde Infraestructura (PEMEX Midstream), Monterra Energy, United Group (SBB/Telemach), and others. Mr. Brown is also a […]
Neil Brown

Neil R. Brown (New York) joined KKR in 2014 and is Managing Director, KKR Global Institute and KKR Infrastructure, focusing on new markets investing, geopolitical and trends analysis, and energy. At KKR, he’s been involved in ADNOC Oil Pipelines, Marverde Infraestructura (PEMEX Midstream), Monterra Energy, United Group (SBB/Telemach), and others. Mr. Brown is also a […]
Dr. Tsitsi Masiyiwa

Tsitsi Masiyiwa is an African philanthropist and social entrepreneur. She is Executive Chair and Co-Founder of Higherlife Foundation, whose primary goal is to invest in human capital development to build thriving individuals, communities and sustainable livelihoods. As a result of her work and experience establishing and growing Higherlife Foundation over the last twenty years, Tsitsi […]
Dr. Patrick Awuah Jr.

Before founding Ashesi University, Patrick worked as a Program Manager for Microsoft where, among other things, he spearheaded the development of dial-up internet working technologies and gained a reputation for bringing difficult projects to completion. He holds bachelor degrees in Engineering and Economics from Swarthmore College, an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, […]
C.D. Glin

C.D. Glin is the Vice President, PepsiCo Foundation and Global Head of Philanthropy, PepsiCo. In this role, Glin leads the social- and community-driven impact efforts for the philanthropic arm of the company and a portfolio of global employee engagement programs designed to harness the expertise and passion of PepsiCo’s more than 290,000 employees to create […]
Robert Opp

Robert Opp is currently the Chief Digital Officer of UNDP, the United Nations’ global sustainable development organization working across 170 countries globally with more than 17,000 staff. He leads the agency’s digital transformation, an organization-wide effort, to harness the power of new technology to improve the lives of those furthest behind. Prior to this role, […]
Carmen Villar

Carmen Villar is the Vice President of Social Business Innovation at Merck & Co. In this role, Carmen works across the company to elevate the intersection of social and business impact, while striving to create sustainable health systems to support improved health and well-being globally. Prior to joining Merck, Carmen was Chief of Staff at […]
Dr. James Mwangi

Dr. James Mwangi is one of Africa’s most renowned thought leaders, a disruptive entrepreneur and philanthropist. As the Group CEO of Equity Group Holdings, James is credited with democratizing financial access. He has led Equity to become an integrated financial services Group operating in 6 African countries with a client base of over 14 million, […]
Steve Brunn

Steve Brunn, Winrock’s Senior Director of Private Sector Partnerships, works across the organization to develop private sector partnerships that maximize project impact and sustainability. Before joining Winrock, he was the director of responsible sourcing at Target, where he oversaw human rights, labor rights and environmental sustainability for one of the world’s largest global supply chains, […]
Michelle Nunn

As the President and CEO of CARE USA, Michelle Nunn leads a global team of 7,000 people working in more than 100 countries to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. During her tenure CARE has taken its fundraising and impact to new levels, including FY21 revenue that was the highest in the organization’s […]
David Beasley

As Executive Director of the World Food Programme, David Beasley continues his life’s work bridging political, religious and ethnic boundaries to champion economic development and education. At WFP, Mr. Beasley is putting to use four decades of leadership and communications skills to mobilize more financial support and public awareness for the global fight against hunger. […]