2022 Global Impact Awards

The YPO Global Impact Award recognizes the impact of members outside of the organization, celebrating CEO impact that is both significant and sustainable.
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Congratulations to our 2022 YPO Global Impact Award Winner!

Dharsono Hartono

Dharsono Hartono, CEO of PT Rimba Makmur Utama, has been named the 2022 YPO Global Impact Award winner. Hartono’s Indonesian-based company uses a sustainable land-use model to reduce deforestation and degradation, promote conservation, enhance ecological integrity and promote economic growth. Read his impact story here.

Meet the 2022 Global Impact Award Regional Honorees

Asheesh Advani

President & CEO, JA Worldwide

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Northeastern U.S.

Helping young people in marginalized communities, Asheesh Advani, through JA Worldwide, has helped over 12 million young people annually gain…

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Sehba Ali

CEO KIPP Texas Public Schools

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Western U.S.

Sehba Ali is passionate about education. Under her leadership in Texas, students in the KIPP Forward program graduate college at…

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Ted Alling

Founder & Chairman, Chattanooga Preparatory School

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Southeast U.S./Caribbean

Ted and Kelly Alling are serial founders who use their entrepreneurial achievements to create opportunities for others. They launched Chattanooga…

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Jason Chiu

Founder, Cherrypicks

region

North Asia

During the pandemic, Jason Chiu led the development of several digital platforms to help contain COVID-19 and build community resilience….

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Dharsono Hartono

CEO, PT Rimba Makmur Utama

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Southeast Asia

Aiming to reduce carbon emissions, Dharsono Hartono’s Katingan Mentaya Project protects biodiversity while creating sustainable economic development opportunities that improve…

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Mike House

President & CEO, Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation

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Canada

Mike House is working to give the children of Canada the best possible chance of health so they can realize…

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Edward “Beau” Necco

CEO, Necco

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Mid-America U.S.

Beau Necco’s private child welfare company has built 10,000 families through adoptions and grown to a USD104 million social enterprise…

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Peter Njonjo

Co-Founder & Group CEO, Twiga Foods

region

Africa

Peter Njonjo believes that greater social and economic change in Africa all begins with food. He aims to make food…

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Vikas Pota

Founder, T4 Education

region

Europe

Vikas Pota is a passionate advocate of the transformative power of education. Through his digital platform, T4 Education, he is…

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Varun Sheth

Co-Founder and CEO, Ketto.org

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South Asia

Varun Sheth is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ketto.org, Asia’s largest online crowdfunding platform that uses technology to optimize efficiency,…

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Jair Ribeiro da Silva

Founder & President, Associação Parceiros da Educação and Casa do Saber

region

Latin America

Brazilian entrepreneur Jair Ribeiro da Silva works to transform the quality of Brazil’s public education system through partnerships with companies…

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Davis Smith

Founder & CEO, Cotopaxi

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Pacific U.S.

Cotopaxi, an outdoor gear brand with a humanitarian mission, focuses on fighting extreme poverty through investments in education, health care…

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Manal Zraiq

Chair Al Mustaqbal School & Zoom Advertising Company

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Middle East/North Africa

Manal Zraiq is paving the way for CEOs to invest in the education and empowerment of Palestinian youth. Through the…

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