2023 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 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.

Meet the 2022 Global Impact Award Regional 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 Asia

chapter

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 America

chapter

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

Europe

chapter

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 Asia

chapter

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

Africa

chapter

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

Canada

chapter

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 Asia

chapter

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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2022 Global Impact Award Honorees

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