Rodrigo Baggio is the president and founder of Recode, the first non-profit organization to fight the digital divide in Latin America.
global impact awards, Poverty, Education, Employment opportunities/growth, latin america, member impact story
Named as a 2019 Social Innovation Thought Leader by the World Economic Forum and the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, CEO Fadi Ghandour’s innovative bussiness approach is helping to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
middle east/north africa, business with purpose, Education, Employment opportunities/growth
Room to Read’s CEO Geetha Murali is helping to pave the way for gender equality through education. The organization supports 95,000 girls resulting in a 95% advancement rate, with nearly 80% going on to tertiary education or employment.
Education, female members, diversity, pacific us, member impact story, business with purpose
Through the non-profit Afrika Tikkun, YPO member Marc Lubner has helped to guide and train more than 200,000 children to young adults, ages 2 to 29.
Education, member impact story, business with purpose, Poverty
The son of two educators, Evan Marwell, CEO and Co-Founder of the massive infrastructure project EducationSuperHighway, grew up surrounded by great intellect and teachers who showed him what was possible in public education.
member impact story, Education, technology
Gender inequality and racial injustice is something Charlotte (Lotte) Davis, founder of One Girl Can and a 2019 YPO Global Impact honoree, feels deeply about. The Co-Founder of AG Hair, her passion project empowers girls through education to break the cycles of poverty and gender inequality.
member impact story, business with purpose, africa, female members, Education, diversity
Bridging academia and the under privileged, Chocko Valliappa, CEO and Founder of Sona Yukti, is improving life in India in mass scale.
south asia, Education, member impact story
Each year, YPO members who are using their skills to make extraordinary, beneficial impacts in their communities around the world are named Global Impact Honorees. In 2019, four inspirational YPO members are being so honored. Charlotte (Lotte) Davis, Founder and CEO of One Girl Can…
member impact story, economic development, Education
YPO recognizes business leaders creating a positive impact in their communities and companies with the 2018 Social Enterprise Network Sustainability Award.
member impact story, Poverty, healthcare, Education, diversity, networks
Following an earthquake in Nepal in 2015, CEO and Co-Founder of Special Aerospace Services Heather Bulk established Who Dreams Wins Foundation in support of people achieving their dreams.
female members, western us, Education, member impact story
“A literate population is the cornerstone for creating solutions to most of the world’s problems,” explains CEO of Room to Read Erin Ganju.
pacific us, Education, member impact story