Eisenhower himself said it best, in his remarks to the United Defense Fund in 1954. “You have got to have something in which to believe. You have got to have leaders, organization, friendships, and contacts that help you to believe
By Sofia Terrile, EF Youth Leader (Argentina ’17) Narcissistic? Lazy? Maybe not. Generation Y is demonstrating it has the same stamina as previous generations to act towards a positive impact in their communities and the world. Meet the Youth
Nigeria Mezuo Nwuneli (Nigeria 2015) is co-founder and managing director of Sahel Capital, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the Nigerian agribusiness sector. Nwuneli is a 2015 Global Fellow and explored agricultural finance, private equity and the use of technology
Rwanda Shivon Byamukama (Rwanda 2016) is deputy chief executive officer of Babylon Health Rwanda (Babyl), a digital healthcare provider headquartered in London, England. Byamukama is a 2016 Fellow from the Africa Regional Program and examined women’s leadership and capacity building in
United States Rhonda Broussard (USA 2014) is founder and chief executive officer of Beloved Community, a leading consulting firm on diversity, equity and inclusion. At the time of her fellowship, she led an association of language-immersion charter schools in St. Louis. She
A young Romanian former minister of health who has launched new start-up ventures to foster innovation in health care and provide a camp for children with cancer. A Dutch pioneer of a new form of journalism for the 21st century.
Sri Lanka As a young technology-focused entrepreneur, Harsha Purasinghe (Sri Lanka 2014) was instrumental in initiating and leading a unique social innovation in the aftermath of an Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. He developed “DEWN – Disaster & Emergency Warning
Sri Lanka Chevaan Daniel (Sri Lanka 2017) oversees News 1st, Sri Lanka’s largest independent news network of TV and radio stations. It is a subsidiary of the Capital Maharaja Organization, which includes renewable energy, national security and infrastructure businesses. While on
Sri Lanka As chief growth officer at MAS Holdings, Nathan Sivagananathan (Sri Lanka 2015) is charged with generating new businesses that will be valued at $2 billion goal by 2020. A 2014 Eisenhower Fellow, his goal was to foster small