Congratulations to our 2023 YPO Global Impact Award Winner!
Greg Murray
Greg Murray, Co-Founder and CEO of KOKO Networks, is the recipient of the 2023 Global Impact Award. KOKO Networks is a Kenyan-based climate-tech company tackling deforestation and carbon emissions caused by using charcoal as cooking fuel in urban homes. Read his impact story here.
Congratulations to our 2023 Honorees

Shadi Bakour
CEO and Co-Founder of PATH
region
Pacific U.S.chapter
YPO Austin, YPO Atlas, YPO Pacific West Integrated
Shadi Bakour is on a journey to bring the plastic crisis to the forefront and as the Co-Founder and CEO…
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Eric Braverman
Founding CEO, Schmidt Futures
region
Northeastern U.S.chapter
YPO Metro New York
Many brilliant people with promising ideas are never discovered or given a chance to succeed. Through the generosity of Eric…
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Kenneth C.M. Lo
Founder of O-Bank
region
North Asiachapter
YPO Gold Taiwan
The smile in the middle of the O in O-Bank’s logo says it all. Like any bank, O-Bank wants happy…
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Luis Javier Castro
Founder Alejandría
region
Latin Americachapter
YPO Gold Colombia, YPO Costa Rica Gold, YPO Euro-LATAM Integrated
Education. Connection. Empowerment. These are the pillars of Alejandría Corp, Luis Javier Castro’s latest investment company, which he describes as…
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Daniel Epstein
CEO of Unreasonable Group
region
Western U.S.chapter
YPO Boulder Integrated
Daniel Epstein believes that businesses can drive lasting, scalable change. And capitalism? For him, it’s a tool that can be…
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Renat Heuberger
Founding Partner and CEO of South Pole
region
Europechapter
YPO Zurich
Social entrepreneur Renat Heuberger, a Founding Partner and CEO of South Pole, is a self-described game lover. Right now, he’s…
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Jonathan Huy Tran
Chairman, Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (ACB)
region
Southeast Asiachapter
YPO Vietnam
A small change, repeated every day, will lead to a big change. This is the ethos that Jonathan Huy Tran,…
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Greg Murray
Co-Founder, KOKO Networks
region
Africachapter
YPO Naroibi
For Greg Murray, the priorities are utility, autonomy and adventure. “We all want to look back when we’re old and…
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Nicholas Reichenbach
Founder and Executive Chairman, Flow
region
Canadachapter
YPO Toronto
In 2013, Nicholas Reichenbach was leaving Burning Man when he saw a mountain of discarded plastic water bottles from the…
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David Reiling
Chairman and CEO Sunrise Banks
region
Mid-America U.S.chapter
YPO Gold Twin Cities
David Reiling has a simple but powerful life philosophy: “You can do well by doing good.” He lives that philosophy…
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Prashant Sutar
Founder, Chairman & Managing Director, Aryan Pumps and Enviro Solutions
region
South Asiachapter
YPO Pune
India faces significant environmental challenges and human safety issues associated with sewer cleaning. Blockages in the sewer lines result in…
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Maurício Bähr
Country Manager ENGIE Brasil
region
Latin Americachapter
YPO Gold Rio de Janeiro
As Country Manager of ENGIE in Brazil, Maurício Bähr’s commitment to improve the quality of life and health of the…
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Antonio Battaglia
Director at Silvateam
region
Europechapter
YPO Gold Italy
With consumers ranking sustainability as a top priority, Antonio Battaglia, Director of the Leather Business Unit at Silvateam, knew it…
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Preeyam Budhia
President-Business Development of Patton Group
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South Asiachapter
YPO Calcutta
On a visit to her childhood nanny’s rural village in India, Preeyam Budhia, President Business Development of Patton Group, witness…
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Eduardo della Maggiora
Founder and CEO Betterfly
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Latin Americachapter
YPO Chile Integrated
A two-time world champion runner-up in his category at the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, as well as a three-time finisher…
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Elizabeth Funk
Co-Founder and CEO, DignityMoves
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Pacific U.S.chapter
YPO San Francisco Gold
“Our streets cannot be the waiting room. The longer people are on the streets, trauma takes a serious toll, making…
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Samir Ibrahim
CEO and Founder, SunCulture
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Africachapter
YPO Nairobi
In Kenya, agriculture accounts for 70% of employment, yet the country suffers from lack of irrigation as most farmers have…
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Xavier Mallafré
Co-Owner of Thermowaste
region
Europechapter
YPO Barcelona Gold
Every year, the world gets a little trashier. According to a World Bank report, the planet produces 2.01 billion tons…
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May Mei
Founder and CEO, GoalBlue
region
North Asiachapter
YPO Beijing Integrated
True environmental impact requires buy-in from everyone who currently calls the Earth home. So why not make sustainability trendy? At…
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Ebru Özdemir
Chairwoman, Limak Holdings and Limak Foundation; Founder, Global Engineer Girls
region
Europechapter
YPO Istanbul
“You can’t be what you can’t see.” Is an adage that Ebru Özdemir, Chairwoman of Limak Holdings and Limak Foundation…
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Russell Pullan
CEO eLeapPower
region
Canadachapter
YPO Gold the 6ix Toronto
Russell Pullan, CEO of eLeapPower, has big plans for electric vehicles (EV). Faster charging. Cheaper manufacturing. And completely green —…
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Rich Riley
Co-CEO Origin Materials, Inc.
region
Northeastern U.S.chapter
YPO Greenwich
With his company, Origin Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: ORGN), Rich Riley is starting a revolution — a revolution for sustainable materials. …
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David Rosenberg
Founder and CEO, AeroFarms
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Northeastern U.S.chapter
YPO New Jersey Integrated
David Rosenberg’s mission is simple: Grow the best plants possible for the world to enjoy. In founding AeroFarms, however, the…
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Juan Bernardo Sanz Arcaya
Co-Founder, investor and Director of Finance of La Wawa
region
Latin Americachapter
YPO Venezuela
To get to work every day, 65% of Latin Americans depend on public transportation — which is often unreliable and…
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Jan Swartz
Co-Founder, The Goodness Web
region
Pacific U.S.chapter
YPO Pacific One Integrated
One in six children under the age of 17 suffers from a mental health disorder; 36% of college students show…
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