Addressing the Youth Bulge - Is It All About Youth?
Event Type(s):
Development Dialogue at DACOR
Description:
Bill Reese served as the Chief Executive Officer of the International Youth Foundation (IYF) from January 2005 until his retirement in December 2018. Having joined IYF in 1998 as Chief Operating Officer, he oversaw IYF’s operations and programs supporting positive youth development in more than 70 countries. Mr. Reese will discuss the latest enlightened thinking about how the development community can help countries deal with this enormous challenge.
Before joining IYF, Mr. Reese spent 12 years as President & CEO of Partners of the Americas. He also served for 10 years with the Peace Corps and on the U.S. Government's Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid. He was appointed chair by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and served nine years, the longest serving chair in the 70-year history of this federal advisory commission.
He serves on the board of Youth Business International. He was founding co-chair of the Alliance for International Youth Development, is a board member of Global Citizen Year and serves as a founding board member of Solutions 4 Youth Employment.
Event Date:
6/3/2019
Event Time:
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern
Location:
DACOR Bacon House 1801 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20006 UNITED STATES
