Possibility in a World Hungry for Hope: The 2022 Clinton Global Initiative.

Great ideas can be contagious.  But they need networks, validation, and times mentorship.  For the first time since 2016, the Clinton Global Initiative is coming back to New York alongside the United Nations General Assembly to bring together established and emerging leaders from government, business and philanthropy to tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges.  From war in Ukraine to the global climate crisis, to searching for inclusive economic development coming out of the pandemic.  It is a gathering, both in person and online, that will foster commitments to action to address these issues at local and global levels.  In the words of President Clinton, this event is about bringing diverse partners together to take action and to achieve real results to create a cultural of possibility in a world hungry for hope.  Kevin Thurm, the CEO of the Clinton Foundation joins us to discuss how this initiative works.

Kevin Thurm is the chief executive officer of the Clinton Foundation. He previously served as a senior counselor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he worked with Secretary Sylvia Burwell and HHS senior leadership on a number of cross-cutting strategic initiatives, including continuing implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Prior to that role, Kevin held various leadership positions at Citigroup, including chief compliance officer and deputy general counsel. Before joining Citigroup, Thurm served as the deputy secretary and chief of staff for the Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Donna E. Shalala. He received a bachelor’s from Tufts University in 1983; a bachelor’s/master’s from Oxford University in 1986, where he was a Rhodes Scholar; and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1989.

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