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Tim Shriver, Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics, will deliver a public address discussing the role of NGOs and other non-traditional actors in international affairs.
Tim Shriver is a social leader, an educator, activist, film producer, and business entrepreneur. A Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project, Shriver is the Chairman & CEO of Special Olympics. In that capacity he serves nearly 4 million Special Olympics athletes and their families in 180 countries. He has helped transform Special Olympics into a movement that focuses on acceptance, inclusion, and respect for individuals with intellectual disabilities in all corners of the globe.
In his 15 years at the helm of Special Olympics, Shriver launched the organization’s most ambitious growth agenda leading to the recruitment of over 2 million new athletes around the world. He has worked with the leaders of China to initiate a thriving program in their country highlighted by the country’s hosting of 2007 Special Olympics World Games in Shanghai. He has also worked with world leaders such as Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Bertie Ahern, Rafiq Hariri, Thabo Mbeki, Julius Nyerere, and Shimon Peres to advance the growth of the Special Olympics mission and vision while challenging nations to adopt more supportive and just policies. He has spearheaded programs in developing or war-torn countries such as Afghanistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, and Iraq.