Peter A. Reiling
Peter A. Reiling | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Georgetown University (B.S.F.S) University of California, Berkeley (M.B.A) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Netflix (Vice President) |
| Honours | Outstanding Social Entrepreneur |
Peter A. Reiling is an American businessman[1][2] and executive vice president for leadership at the Aspen Institute.[3]
Education[edit]
In 1979,[4] Reiling earned a B.S. in Foreign Service (BSFS) from Georgetown University.[5] Afterwards he joined the Peace Corps and was sent to Togo, West Africa. In 1982 he was offered a job with the USAID in Niger. After 5 years in Africa he moved back to the US[4] and, in 1986, he obtained an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley,[6] with additional studies at the Université libre de Bruxelles.[5]
Career[edit]
He joined TechnoServe in 1987. In 1992 he was asked to lead TechnoServe's offices in Ghana[4] and in 1996 he became president and CEO of TechnoServe.[2] In 1998 he completed the Henry Crown Fellowship Program of the Aspen Institute.[5] In 2004 he left TechnoServe to work for the Aspen Institute and to build the Aspen Global Leadership Network.[4]
Reiling is a former adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University and guest speaker at the Tokyo Institute for Developing Economies.[5][4] From 2004-2018, he served as Trustee of the Aspen Institute as well as Executive Vice President for Leadership and Seminar Programs[3] and Executive Director of the Henry Crown Fellowship Program.[7]
He is married to Denise Byrne and has two children.[5]
Affiliations[edit]
- Co-founder of the Africa Leadership Initiative (ALI)
- Co-founder of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
- Chairman of the board of the CALI Foundation
- Board member of Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation
- Board member of ALI/East Africa, ALI/West Africa and ALI/South Africa, MELI and the China Fellowship Program
- Member of the Council on Foreign Relations
- Trustee, officer, and senior moderator of the Aspen Institute[5]
Honors[edit]
- "Outstanding Social Entrepreneur" by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in Geneva[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "ALI East Africa Foundation LTD Management". African Leadership Initiative East Africa Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ a b Smith, Tony (2003-11-25). "Difficult Times for Coffee Industry". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ a b "Pahara and Aspen Institutes Announce New Class of Exceptional Leaders for Pahara-Aspen Fellowship" (PDF). Aspen Institute. 2015-01-21. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e "Leadership Pursuits After the Exit". GrowthCap. 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Presentación de CALI". Central America Leadership Initiative. Archived from the original on 2017-04-25. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ "MBA Class of 1986". University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
- ^ Pryor, Kristin (2016-03-18). "Aspen Institute Announces New Class of Entrepreneurial Fellows". TechCo Media. Retrieved 2017-10-07.