Linda Rottenberg

Linda Rottenberg "is Co-founder and CEO of Endeavor. Linda has been the subject of a Harvard Business School case study and recognized as one of 100 “Innovators for the 21st Century” (Time); one of 100 Bold Innovators of 2003 (MIT Technology Review); a “Global Leader for Tomorrow” and “Young Global Leader” (World Economic Forum); one of 40 top global social entrepreneurs (Schwab Foundation); and the “Most Important Not-For-Profit Leader in Latin America” (Poder – BCG Business).

"Prior to co-founding Endeavor, Linda directed the Southern Cone expansion of Ashoka, which broke new ground in the field of Venture Philanthropy by financing social entrepreneurs in over 30 developing countries. Previously, she designed and launched the first interdisciplinary Masters of Law program in Argentina and managed the Yale Law School-U.S. A.I.D. Linkage Programs in Latin America.

"A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, she is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, YPO Manhattan, Schwab Foundation Executive Committee, and Yale Law School Executive Committee. She lives in New York with her husband, best-selling author Bruce Feiler, and their identical twin daughters."

• CEO, Endeavor Global