What Is YPO? The YPO Experience Become a Member Insights APPLY MEMBERS Celebrating leaders creating a world of impact The YPO Global Impact Award is our highest honor to members that recognizes their impact outside of the organization, celebrating CEO impact that is both significant and sustainable. INTERESTED IN MEMBERSHIP? WATCH THE VIDEO Congratulations to Carrie Freeman, 2021 YPO Global Impact Award Winner! READ CARRIE’S IMPACT STORY 2021 Global Impact Award Regional Honorees André Abucham Founder and Chair, the Board of Santa Fé Beneficent Association REGION Latin America Since 1993, André Abucham has led Santa Fé Beneficent Association in the aid of thousands of homeless single mothers and… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ ANDRE’S IMPACT STORY Melissa Melshenker Ackerman President at Produce Alliance, LLC REGION Mid-America U.S. At the onset of COVID-19, Melissa Melshenker Ackerman led the Produce Alliance Foundation in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ MELISSA’S IMPACT STORY Javier Benavente Barrón President of Alares Group REGION Europe Javier Benavente Barrón was selected for his dedication to mental and social welfare as President of Alares Group. In anticipation… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ JAVIER’S IMPACT STORY Greg Block Founder, Chairman and CEO of First Step Staffing REGION Southeast U.S./Caribbean Please join us in honoring the late Greg Block for creating First Step to secure sustainable income for individuals transitioning… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ GREG’S IMPACT STORY Hakan Bulgurlu CEO of Arçelik REGION Pacific U.S. Hakan Bulgurlu was selected for his commitment to sustainable business practices as CEO of Arçelik. Europe’s second largest white goods company, Arçelik produces… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ HAKAN’S IMPACT STORY Jo Burston CEO, Inspiring Rare Birds REGION Australia/New Zealand Jo Burston leads Inspiring Rare Birds to create, support and promote diverse and inclusive workplaces, where opportunities in entrepreneurship and… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ JO’S IMPACT STORY Patrick Chalhoub Group President, the Chalhoub Group REGION Middle East/North Africa Through the Chalhoub Group’s philanthropic arm, Chalhoub Impact, Patrick Chalhoub spearheaded a Lebanon relief program after the explosion in August… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ PATRICK’S IMPACT STORY James Chen Chairman of the Board, Wahum Holdings Limited REGION North Asia James Chen’s mission is to end the global vision crisis through public education and advocacy. His company, Clearly, provides innovation… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ JAMES’ IMPACT STORY Lotte Davis CEO and Founder of One Girl Can REGION Canada Lotte Davis and One Girl Can work to break the cycle of poverty and fight gender inequality in Kenya through… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ LOTTE’S IMPACT STORY Carrie Freeman Co-CEO, SecondMuse REGION Western U.S. Under Carrie Freeman’s guidance, SecondMuse has directly engaged with more than 200,000 people through economic education, facilitated USD600 million in… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ CARRIE’S IMPACT STORY Alison Hill CEO, LifeStraw REGION Northeastern U.S. Alison Hill has leveraged the philanthropic success of LifeStraw to take safe water programs to scale, providing more than 4.6… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ ALISON’S IMPACT STORY Nichol Ng Co-founder, The Food Bank Singapore REGION Southeast Asia Congratulations to Nichol Ng for being selected as the YPO Global Impact Regional Honoree for the Southeast Asia Region. Ng was selected… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ NICHOL’S IMPACT STORY Isak Pretorius Group Executive Director, JAM International REGION Africa In 2020, Isak Pretorius designed and spearheaded an electronic food voucher system to improve food distribution during the COVID-19 crisis,… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ ISAK’S IMPACT STORY Nathan Sivagananathan Co-Founder of Trail REGION South Asia Nathan Sivagananathan’s Trail is a charity walk that spans 670 kilometers (416.3 miles) along the length of Sri Lanka over… View full bio WATCH THE VIDEO READ NATHAN’S IMPACT STORY PREVIOUS HONOREES Learn about the 2020 Global Impact Award Honorees EXPLORE THEIR IMPACT STORIES The global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives. ORGANIZATION BOARD MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS MEMBERSHIP APPLY REQUIREMENTS REGIONS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION NEWSROOM YPO GLOBAL IMPACT AWARD CONTACT CAREERS INSIGHTS COVID-19 RESOURCES EY + YPO YPO REPORTS CONNECT WITH YPO UI/Icon – FB – Light BlueCreated with Sketch. UI/Icon – Instagram Light BlueCreated with Sketch. UI/Icon – LinkedIn HoverCreated with Sketch. UI/Icon – Twitter – HoverCreated with Sketch. UI/Icon – YouTube – Blue © 2021, YPO. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. YPO PRIVACY POLICY TERMS OF USE MEMBERS WEBSITE BY OFFICE/BUREAU Ask YPO