Polarization is a defining characteristic of this moment, contributing to and exacerbating  poverty, social injustice, and the existential threat of climate change. 

Meeting these challenges requires collaborations that center and support proximate leaders, that act on the root causes of problems, and that are rigorously values-based. Most of all, it requires working across our differences.

Members of Synergos' global network came together in and around New York City to explore building the kind of leadership needed today. 

Speakers & Performer

Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder
Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies

Tiokasin Ghosthorse
Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota

André Hoffmann
Vice Chairman
Roche Holding

Jazzmeia Horn
Multi-Grammy-Award-nominated musician 

Uday Khemka
Board Member
Synergos

Margaret Klein Salamon, PhD
Executive Director
Climate Emergency Fund

Rodney McKenzie, Jr.
Vice President, Ally Development The Fetzer Institute

Lisa Miller, PhD
Author
The Awakened Brain

Alyse Nelson
President, CEO &
Co-Founder
Vital Voices Global Partnership

Eddie Ndopu
Humanitarian, activist, and UN SDG Advocate

Paul Polman
Business leader and author

Zainab Salbi
Humanitarian, author, and media commentator

Peter Seligmann
CEO, Nia Tero
Chairman, Conservation International

Jolene Smith
Impact Producer, Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times

Darren Walker
President
Ford Foundation

Ajay Dahiya
Managing Director, Philanthropy
Synergos

Elliott Donnelley II
Vice Chair
Synergos

Peggy Dulany
Founder and Chair
Synergos

Events

Global Philanthropists Circle Annual Members Meeting - Tuesday, May 10, 2022 - Urban Zen - New York City
David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award - Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - Gotham Hall - New York City
Spiritual Civilization Meeting - Thursday, May 12, 2022 - Stone Barns Center - Tarrytown, NY
Montana Retreat Reunion - Thursday-Friday, May 21, 2022 - Tarrytown, NY

BRIDGING LEADERSHIP AWARD SPONSORS

Trustbuilders

Peggy Dulany
The Rockefeller Foundation 

          

Carlos and Gabriela Rodríguez-Pastor
Kim Samuel


Champions

Jeannie Blaustein and Peter Bokor
Bloomberg Philanthropies
William H. Donner Foundation
Genentech

   

Mo Ibrahim
Lunt Foundation
David and Susan Rockefeller
Anonymous


Leaders

Marcos de Moraes
Endless Network
Agnes Gund
Mayra Hernández González/Instituto Xilonen
Sonia and Paul T. Jones
Patricia Kahane

   

David Rockefeller Fund
Maeve Rockefeller
Adele Simmons
Sarah Timpson
Anonymous


Collaborator

Barbara Papitto