Global Entrepreneurs Council

The United Nations Foundation has brought together some of the brightest entrepreneurs under 45 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.

	Elizabeth Gore Chair, Global Entrepreneurs Council; Resident Entrepreneur, UN Foundation Elizabeth Gore is the first ever Resident Entrepreneur at the United Nations Foundation bringing innovation into the United Nations and chairing the UN Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council. She builds global partnerships and cause marketing strategies implemented in programs and campaigns supporting the humanitarian issues of the United Nations. View Full Bio »

	Diana Walker Managing Director, Global Entrepreneurs Council, UN Foundation Diana Walker is the Managing Director of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council, www.unfoundation.org/gec. In her role at the UN Foundation, Ms. Walker oversees all activities related to the Global Entrepreneurs Council, a high level group comprised of the next generation of leaders in the entrepreneur community who dedicate two years to work deeply with the UN Foundation to bring new ideas, innovation, perspective, and networks to the work of the UN to help solve global problems. View Full Bio »

2013 – 2014 Global Entrepreneurs Council Members

	Troy Carter CEO and Founder, Atom Factory Troy Carter is an artist manager and the CEO and founder of Atom Factory, a multidimensional management company. His expanding roster of musical innovators includes Lady Gaga, John Legend, Mindless Behavior, Greyson Chance, and Priyanka Chopra. View Full Bio »

	Tina Wells CEO and Founder, Buzz Marketing Group Tina Wells, CEO and founder of Buzz Marketing Group, earned her B.A. in Communication Arts graduating with honors from Hood College in 2002. Currently a Wharton School of Business student for marketing management, Tina continues to create innovative marketing strategies for numerous clients within the beauty, entertainment, fashion, financial, and lifestyle sectors. View Full Bio »

	Ruma Bose Managing Director, Innovators Fund Ruma Bose is a serial entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist and author. Ruma is currently a Managing Director at Innovators Fund based in NYC. Prior to that, Ruma was President and co-CEO of Sprayology, an innovative wellness company selling vitamin and homeopathic oral sprays, where she successfully led the company through its first outside round of capital to accelerate the Company’s revenue growth. View Full Bio »

	Neil Blumenthal Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Warby Parker Neil Blumenthal loves helping people see. Determined to radically transform the eyewear industry, Neil and three friends launched Warby Parker in February of 2010. Warby Parker is a transformative fashion brand offering designer eyewear at a revolutionary price while leading the way for socially-conscious businesses. View Full Bio »

	Narry Singh Technology Entrepreneur Narry Singh is a seasoned technology entrepreneur who was most recently the Chief Business Guru at Outfit7 Inc. - the creator of “Talking Tom” and many other mobile apps. With Narry onboard, Outfit7 became one of the world’s leading mobile entertainment companies with over 650 million user installs in more than 100 countries. View Full Bio »

	Julie Smolyansky President, CEO, and Director, Lifeway Foods Inc. Julie Smolyansky became the youngest female CEO of a publicly held firm when she took over her father's kefir business, in 2002 at the age of 27. Since being named CEO and director of Lifeway Foods (NASDAQ: LWAY) Julie has continued the company's growth trajectory with creative product development and marketing, bringing a Russian product into the U.S. mainstream and boosting annual company revenues to nearly $80 million by 2012. View Full Bio »

	Ingrid Vanderveldt Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Dell Inc. Entrepreneur, investor, and media personality, Ingrid Vanderveldt (iV) has made “Empowering a Billion Women by 2020” (EBW2020) her mission. By leveraging her business, policy, and media initiatives, Vanderveldt strives to guide motivated women to success and help make their visions a reality by providing the tools, technology, and resources. View Full Bio »

	Ido Leffler “Chief Carrot Lover” and Co-Founder, Yes To Inc. Ido Leffler is co-founder and “Chief Carrot Lover” of San Francisco based Yes To Inc. (the makers of Yes To Carrots, Yes To Cucumbers, Yes To Tomatoes, and Yes To Blueberries). In just 4 short years, Leffler and his team have built Yes To into one of the leading natural beauty brands in the world, achieving distribution in over 28,000 stores in over 25 countries (including Target, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, Whole Foods Market, Sephora Europe, etc). View Full Bio »

	Haroon Mokhtarzada CEO and Co-Founder, Webs; Vice President of Digital Products, VistaPrint Haroon Mokhtarzada is a technology entrepreneur, originally from Afghanistan and raised in the Washington D.C. area. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics in 2001 from the University of Maryland, College Park. View Full Bio »

	Barbara Bush CEO and Co-Founder, Global Health Corps Barbara Bush is CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps. Before joining Global Health Corps’ founding team in 2008, Barbara worked in Educational Programming at the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, where she supported design thinking programs for high school students and faculty in Louisiana, Texas, Minnesota, and New York. View Full Bio »