Neal Keny-Guyer boasts over 40 years of leadership in the international humanitarian field, with a significant 25-year tenure (1994-2019) as the CEO of Mercy Corps. During his leadership, Mercy Corps evolved into a globally recognized relief and development agency, operating in over 40 countries, with a team of 6000 and revenue exceeding $600 million. Keny-Guyer is recognized for focusing on…
Tsewang Namgyal, is a Director in the Structured Finance Group of the Investment Banking & Markets Division for the Americas at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (“MUFG”). With over 15 years of banking, energy and infrastructure experience across the Americas, Tsewang focuses on project finance transactions from various perspectives, including leading the portfolio team’s active portfolio management efforts, performing credit monitoring…
James Gimian is the Executive Director of the Foundation for a Mindful Society, an independent nonprofit with the mission to foster the growth of mindfulness in mainstream society through education, special projects and social innovation collaborations. He was launch publisher of Mindful magazine and Mindful.org, both initiatives of the Foundation. James has worked in magazine and book publishing as well…
Prior to coming to the Garrison Institute, Jonathan L. Wiesner served for 25 years on the board of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and is currently Chairman Emeritus. The IRC is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief organizations. In over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities, it provides clean water, shelter, health care, education and empowerment support to refugees…
Rhonda V. Magee, M.A., J.D., is Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco, and has spent more than twenty years exploring the intersections of anti-racist education, social justice, and contemplative practices. She is an internationally-recognized innovator, storyteller, thought and practice leader on integrating Mindfulness into Higher Education, Law and Social Justice. A Fellow of the Mind and Life…
Paul Hawken has written seven books including four national bestsellers, The Next Economy (Ballantine, 1983), Growing a Business (Simon and Schuster, 1987), The Ecology of Commerce (HarperCollins, 1993) and Blessed Unrest (Viking, 2007).Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution (Little Brown, September 1999), co-authored with Amory Lovins, has been read and referred to by several heads of state including President Bill Clinton who called it one of the five most…
Monica Winsor is an independent consultant to individuals and social beneficiary organizations with a focus on Africa, global health, integrative health, human rights and women’s rights. She is a co-founder and advisor to Inspired Philanthropy Group (IPG), providing strategic philanthropic advice, innovative fundraising and cause-related marketing to individuals, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations working together to make a sustainable and positive impact…
Mary Evelyn Tucker is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Scholar at Yale University where she has appointments in the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies as well as the Divinity School and the Department of Religious Studies. She is co-founder and co-director with John Grim of the Forum on Religion and Ecology. Together they organized a series of ten conferences on…