{"id":37383,"date":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glg.tempsite.space\/news\/glg-announces-fifth-class-of-social-impact-fellows\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T08:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:39:55","slug":"glg-announces-fifth-class-of-social-impact-fellows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glginsights.com\/zh-hans\/news\/glg-announces-fifth-class-of-social-impact-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"GLG Announces Fifth Class of Social Impact Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leading B2B Insight Platform Welcomes Nine Social Innovators to its Global Community<\/strong><\/p>\n

Focus Areas Include: Sanitation and Healthcare in the Developing World, Women\u2019s Mental Health, Criminal Justice and Job Training, LGBTQ Suicide Prevention, among others<\/strong><\/p>\n

New York, New York; October 9, 2018<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0GLG<\/a>\u00a0(Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc.), the world\u2019s leading platform connecting business to insight, today announced its fifth class of GLG Social Impact Fellows \u2013 social entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders who will receive two years of unlimited, no-cost access to GLG. The nine new Fellows lead organizations serving vulnerable populations and addressing some of society\u2019s most important challenges \u2013 from building cleaner homes in Rwanda, to preventing suicide in the LGBTQ population, to improving healthcare outcomes in India, and much more.<\/p>\n

GLG is the world\u2019s leading platform for professional insight, linking thousands of clients to its global network of more than 650,000 subject-matter experts across every sector. GLG\u2019s more than 1,800 employees work from offices in 12 countries.<\/p>\n

GLG Social Impact delivers the transformative power of GLG\u2019s platform directly to organizations making positive change in the world. Clients include leading foundations, impact funds, social consultancies, and nonprofits. The GLG Social Impact Fellowship, now entering its fifth year, counts 45 current and alumni Fellows among its worldwide community.<\/p>\n

\u201cGLG is a business with an uncommonly deep sense of purpose, and nowhere is that clearer than in our Social Impact work,\u201d said GLG CEO Paul Todd. \u201cDelivering insight to clients at a global scale, our platform is powered by the belief that the world works best when decision-makers can draw on the full range of human wisdom. It\u2019s a privilege to support the crucial work of our GLG Social Impact Fellows and to welcome this year\u2019s class.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 2018 GLG Social Impact Fellows and their focus areas are:<\/p>\n

Shahed Alam<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Founder and President,\u00a0Noora Health<\/a>; Bangalore, India (healthcare)
\nJulie Cordua<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CEO,\u00a0Thorn<\/a>; Los Angeles (child sexual abuse prevention)
\nGayatri Datar<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Founder and CEO,\u00a0EarthEnable<\/a>; Rwanda (residential sanitation)
\nAim\u00e9e Eubanks Davis<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Founder and CEO,\u00a0Braven<\/a>; Chicago (college readiness and career support)
\nSherry Lachman<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Founder and Executive Director,\u00a0Foster America<\/a>; Washington, DC (child welfare system reform)
\nJordyn Lexton<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Founder and CEO,\u00a0Drive Change<\/a>; New York (criminal justice and job training)
\nSean Mayberry<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Founder and President,\u00a0StrongMinds<\/a>; New York (women\u2019s mental health)
\nToby Norman<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Co-Founder and CEO,\u00a0Simprints<\/a>; Cambridge, UK (biometric identification)
\nAmit Paley<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CEO and Executive Director,\u00a0The Trevor Project<\/a>; Los Angeles (LGBTQ suicide prevention)<\/p>\n

Full Fellow bios and organization overviews are available at\u00a0https:\/\/glgsocialimpact.com\/fellows\/fellowship2018\/<\/a>.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to present this year\u2019s class of GLG Social Impact Fellows,\u201d said GLG Chief People Officer Melinda Wolfe, who leads the GLG Social Impact team. \u201cAll over the world, GLG\u2019s platform and people are supporting organizations that lift up others, from the biggest foundations to the most innovative startups. I\u2019m awed by the work of the nine leaders in this year\u2019s class, and humbled by GLG\u2019s opportunity to play a role in supporting all our Fellows and their teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

About GLG \/ Gerson Lehrman Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

GLG\u2019s platform connects business to expertise for smarter, faster decisions. Our clients rely on GLG\u2019s 650,000+ member-experts and 1,800 employees around the globe to provide 24\/7 insight and exceptional service within a rigorous compliance framework. Visit\u00a0glginsights.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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