Birthday Of The Day: Matthew Swift, Chairman, Co-founder and CEO of the Concordia Summit
How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? “I will be in Nantucket with my girlfriend, Paulina, and we’ll be joined by my mom, who is flying up to host a dinner on the beach!” How did you get your start in your career? “I co-founded a snack food business in high school with […]
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Matthew Swift appointed to Advisory Board of Inter-American Foundation
Concordia is honored to announce that Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Matthew Swift has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Inter-American Foundation. Swift commented: “As an Inter-American Foundation Advisory Council Member, I am excited about the prospect of helping the organization move into a new era of global development, as it responds to the […]
Concordia Leadership Council Member Sebastian Piñera wins Chile election
Concordia welcomes José Manuel Durão Barroso to the Leadership Council
Concordia welcomes Former President of the Republic of Slovenia, Danilo Türk, to the Leadership Council
Concordia bids Farewell to Executive Director
Regina Hubard Sheridan, Executive Director of Concordia, will leave the organization she has led for four years to transition to the Libra Group as their new Head of Education. “We are very grateful for the leadership and direction that Regina has provided to Concordia over the past four years. Her passion for cross-sector partnerships and […]
2017 Concordia Annual Summit to Focus on Advancing SDGs through Partnerships
August 10th, 2017, New York – Concordia, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that builds partnerships for social impact, will host the 2017 Concordia Annual Summit on September 18 and 19 at the Grand Hyatt, New York. Held alongside the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly as a Global Goals Week event, the Summit will bring […]
Concordia Welcomes New Interim Director of Programming
Concordia is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Wenzel as Interim Director of Programming. Given his previous role as Concordia’s Programming Manager for the 2015 Annual Summit and his consultation during the 2016 Annual Summit, Mr. Wenzel familiarity with our mission will contribute greatly to the continued expansion of our programming and events. In […]
Concordia Welcomes Ms. Carolyn Miles, President & CEO of Save the Children, to the Leadership Council
Carolyn Miles brings with her an understanding of both the private and public sectors, working first in entrepreneurial positions in New York and Hong Kong and then joining the nonprofit organization Save the Children, first as COO then rising to the position of CEO in 2011. Under her leadership at Save the Children, Miles extended the organization’s influence, reaching […]
Partnership Announcement: Campaign for a Sustainable Global Food Supply
NEW YORK, June 21, 2017 – Volcani Institute, Israel’s leading agricultural research and innovation center, together with Concordia, a nonprofit that builds public-private partnerships for social impact, today announced the inaugural partnership for Concordia’s Campaign for a Sustainable Global Food Supply. In recognition of the immense challenge to feed a growing global population and the […]