Dan Barber
Dan Barber is the chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, and the author of The Third Plate (May 2014, The Penguin Press). His opinions on food and agricultural policy have appeared in the New York Times, along with many other publications. Appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on […]
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah
Dr. Rajiv J. Shah is the President of The Rockefeller Foundation, a global institution with a mission to promote the well-being of humanity around the world. For more than two decades, Raj has worked to find fresh innovations, forge partnerships, and fiercely track data to make the big bets needed for a better, brighter 21st […]
Paloma Adams-Allen
Paloma Adams-Allen joined the Inter-American Foundation in April 2017 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the IAF, Adams-Allen led global private sector partnership initiatives for the international NGO, Winrock International. Before that, she served as deputy assistant administrator for the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) […]
Joakim Reiter
Joakim Reiter an Executive Committee member since August 2017 is Vodafone’s Group External Affairs Director, responsible for public relations and corporate affairs, including policy and regulation, communications, security, sustainability and charitable activities. He is also currently an advisory board member of the World Trade Institute, sits on the Board of the Swedish Space Corporation and […]
H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki
As Founder-President of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) Her Excellency Mrs. Toyin Saraki is a Nigerian leader, advocate, and philanthropist for maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health, as well as socio-economic empowerment. Through WBFA and her Global Health advocacy, H.E Mrs. Saraki has worked with a broad range of partners that include the UNFPA, UNHCR, Medela, Nutrition International, Johnson […]
Hon. Elaine L. Chao
Secretary Elaine L. Chao is currently the U. S. Secretary of Transportation. This is her second cabinet position. She served as U.S. Secretary of Labor from 2001-January 2009, and is the first Asian American woman to be appointed to the President’s cabinet in American history. Secretary Chao comes to the U.S. Department of Transportation […]
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo
Olusegun Obasanjo was president of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, from 1999 to 2007. He oversaw his country’s first democratic handover of power and administrative reforms that accelerated economic growth. Mr Obasanjo has played a pivotal role in the regeneration and repositioning of the African Union, including helping to establish the New Partnership for Africa’s […]
Kathleen McLaughlin
Kathleen McLaughlin is executive vice president and chief sustainability officer for Walmart Inc. and president of the Walmart Foundation. Kathleen is responsible for programs that help Walmart create economic opportunity through jobs and sourcing; enhance the sustainability of food, apparel and general merchandise supply chains; and strengthen the resilience of local communities. Through business initiatives […]
Jason Calderón
Social communicator and journalist, with more than 15 years of experience in the media.
Nicolás Uribe Rueda
NICOLAS URIBE RUEDA, from Bogotá-Colombia, has been married to Alejandra Zavala for more than 13 years, with whom he has three children: Paloma, Paulina, and Pedro Juan. On October 17th, 2019, Nicolás Uribe Rueda was appointed Executive President of the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, position he assumed on December 16th, 2019. In 2020 he was […]
Amb. Deborah L. Birx, M.D.
Ambassador-at-Large, Deborah L. Birx, M.D., is the Coordinator of the United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS and U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy. Her three-decade-long career has focused on HIV/AIDS immunology, vaccine research, and global health. As the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Birx oversees the implementation of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan […]