NEW YORK, April 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Goldman Sachs Foundation and the Institute of International Education, now in their fourth year of working together to develop the world's most promising student leaders, today named 20 sophomores from U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities as 2004 Goldman Sachs Global Leaders. They are among 100 outstanding second-year students selected this spring from over 70 of the world's top colleges and universities as Goldman Sachs Global Leaders.
The Global Leaders were chosen for their academic prowess and leadership achievements, which include organizing humanitarian relief for earthquake victims in Iran, teaching conflict resolution to fifth graders in Harlem and helping improve women's health care in Senegal.
"The Global Leaders Program was created to identify, strengthen and support a new generation of leaders capable of succeeding in a globally and culturally interconnected world," said Stephanie Bell-Rose, President of The Goldman Sachs Foundation. "We need leaders who can transcend national and cultural barriers to face global problems, and we seek to help these remarkable young men and women become more effective in their efforts to make a difference, both now and in the future."
This year's Goldman Sachs Global Leaders, selected from U.S. and Canadian campuses, are listed below by name and institution:
-- U.S. STUDENTS
Sheerine Alemzadeh, Georgetown University
Jessica Beckerman, Brown University
Malvina Goldfeld, Princeton University
Anurag Gupta, New York University
Tanya Haj-Hassan, Stanford University
Hsiang-Nien Hsu, University of Texas at Austin
Jacquelin King, University of Pennsylvania
Jonah Kolb, Dartmouth College
Jacob Leibenluft, Yale University
Noora Lori, Northwestern University
Marcus Mayo, Morehouse College
Zeina Nasr, Amherst College
David Overton, Howard University
Pavan Surapaneni, Columbia University
Anirudh Suri, Haverford College
Christopher Wang, Harvard University
-- CANADIAN STUDENTS
Attilio Braga, University of Western Ontario
Clive Chang, McGill University
David Matthews, McGill University
Brandie Shackelton-Verbuyst, University of Western Ontario
The students also represent nine countries by citizenship: Bahrain, Canada, China, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, and the United States.
Each Global Leader will receive a $3,000 grant for educational expenses. Fifty Global Leaders, including 10 from U.S. and Canadian universities, will be selected to participate in the annual Goldman Sachs Global Leadership Institute July 11-15 in New York City. At the institute, they will spend time with renowned leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors, learning about leadership and global issues. Past Institute speakers have included experts in leadership from Goldman Sachs and The Leadership Center at Morehouse College, and the Leader to Leader Institute, diplomats from the United Nations, executives from Goldman Sachs and other companies, and other leaders from all sectors.
Since the program's creation in 2001, 400 students from more than 40 countries have been identified and honored as Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Global Leaders representing. They have built an extensive network with each other and, with modest seed funding from the program's Social Entrepreneurs' Fund, have joined force to launch innovative social ventures, including a school in rural India, a water-purification system in Bangladesh, scholarships for children orphaned by AIDS in Thailand, a micro-enterprise initiative for women entrepreneurs in Macedonia, a Malaria prevention campaign in Nigeria, a recycling program in Albania, and a meals program for schoolchildren in Sri Lanka.
Allan Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education, which for 85 years has fostered the international exchange of people and ideas, says the Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program addresses the need to help develop young people who can lead across borders. "These bright students know how to use rapid global communications and technology," says Goodman. "They have an understanding of other cultures. They will succeed in whatever field they choose. Through the Global Leaders Program, they will learn from each other and from program mentors in diplomacy, business, academia, and the nonprofit sector to see that solutions to the problems causing terrorism, disease, poverty and other pressing global issues often come best through international cooperation."
The Goldman Sachs Foundation is a global philanthropic organization funded by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The Foundation's mission is to promote excellence and innovation in education and to improve the academic performance and lifelong productivity of young people worldwide. It achieves this mission through a combination of strategic partnerships, grants, loans, private sector investments, and the deployment of professional talent from Goldman Sachs. Funded in 1999, the Foundation has awarded grants in excess of $54 million since its inception, providing opportunities for young people in more than 20 countries.
The Institute of International Education (IIE) is the
world leader in the international exchange of people and
ideas. Its expertise enables institutions and individuals to
build capacity in their home countries and regions. IIE
designs and implements over 200 programs of study and
training for students, educators, young professionals, and
trainees from all sectors with funding from government and
private sources. These programs include the Fulbright
Student and Scholar programs and the Humphrey Fellowships,
administered for the Department of State; and the People,
Energy, and Development Program administered for the
U.S. Agency for International Development; as well as
corporate training and scholarship programs. IIE also
conducts policy research and provides advice and counseling
on international educational opportunities abroad. The
Institute of International Education has a network of 19
offices worldwide, over 850 college and university members,
and more than 5,000 volunteers. Information about IIE can
be obtained from IIE's website www.iie.org or by e-mail
switherell@iie.org.
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