Global Entrepreneurs Council

The United Nations Foundation has brought together some of the brightest entrepreneurs under 40 through the Global Entrepreneurs Council to take the UN and the UN Foundation – and our campaigns, partnerships, and programs – to the next level of innovation and impact. 

Council members represent various industries including, corporate, creative community, and media and have a proven track record of entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and advocacy on global issues.

2011 Global Entrepreneurs Council Members

 

	Ryan Allis CEO, iContact Ryan Allis is a technology entrepreneur and social entrepreneur from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Ryan has been an entrepreneur since he started Allis Computing at age 11 in 1995. Today, Ryan is the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of iContact, the leading global provider of email marketing services to small and mid-sized businesses. View Full Bio »
	Elliott Bisnow CEO, Summit Series Elliott Bisnow is the founder and CEO of a growing entrepreneurial lab called Summit Series. Named the "Davos of Generation Y" by Forbes magazine and "a gift to the United States and the world" by President Clinton, Summit Series draws together the world's doers and dreamers in an annual event focused on world change: the next of which is called Summit at Sea -- where 1,000 of the world's influencers will drop it all and board a ship bound for a private island. View Full Bio »
	Sergio Fernández de Cordova Founder, Pvblic Foundation; Developer of Public-Private Partnerships; Founder, Fuel Outdoor Before exiting in late 2011, Sergio Fernández de Córdova founded Fuel Outdoor in 2003, taking it into a multi-million dollar company with 4,000 outdoor advertising locations, six offices in nine cities nationwide, and is now a portfolio company of Och-Ziff, a global institutional asset management firm with over $31 billion in capital. View Full Bio »
	Brian Gott Publisher, Variety Magazine Brian Gott is the Publisher of Variety, and is responsible for the day-to-day management of Variety's business operations. He works closely with the executive team to build and develop Variety's portfolio and enhance brand value. His responsibilities include strategic partnerships, licensing and syndication, industry relations, brand extension, new product development and philanthropy. View Full Bio »
	Angela Mwanza Senior Vice President, UBS Private Wealth Management Ms. Mwanza serves as a Private Wealth Advisor to ultra high net worth families, foundations and endowments. In developing an investment plan, Ms. Mwanza focuses on managing risk, liquidity and, where appropriate, implementing high performing, values-based (or socially responsible) investments. View Full Bio »
	Shervin Pishevar Founder and Executive Chairman, Social Gaming Network Shervin is a visionary technology entrepreneur, published researcher, start up advisor and incubation expert and startup visa activist. Shervin has raised nearly $50m in venture funding for his start ups. View Full Bio »
	Shauna Robertson Co-Founder, Crowdrise Shauna Robertson has produced some of the best comedies of the last decade. Her list of credits include Meet the Parents, Elf, Anchorman, The Forty Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad, Pineapple Express and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Shauna is a Canadian who moved to Hollywood to start working in the movies at age 17. View Full Bio »
	Zaw Thet CEO, 4INFO Zaw Thet, CEO and co-founder of 4INFO, is a veteran of the technology/wireless industries, setting the bar for how companies reach and engage consumers on their mobile devices. 4INFO was founded in 2004, and under Zaw's leadership, has become the largest independent mobile media company in the US: managing mobile media, marketing, and advertising for thousands of top tier publishers and advertisers and tens of millions of users every month. View Full Bio »
	Randi Zuckerberg Founder and CEO, R to Z Media Randi Zuckerberg ran marketing at Facebook for six years, where her team led the company's U.S. election and international politics strategy, launched the live streaming industry with her media partnerships around the U.S. Presidential Inauguration, and was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2011 for her innovative TV/online coverage of the 2010 mid-term elections. View Full Bio »

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