Trevor Neilson
(Host: Relationships Session) Trevor is a cofounder and partner at Global Philanthropy Group. He has worked at the highest levels of business, government, and philanthropy. Neilson has served as an advisor to business, government, and philanthropy leaders including Bill Gates, President Bill Clinton, Bono, Sir Richard Branson, Howard Buffett, Madonna, and Shakira. He has been involved in the creation and implementation of many of the world’s most respected philanthropic initiatives and has extensive experience addressing global and domestic crises including disease, poverty, education, child welfare, conflict, refugees, emergency relief, and the environment. Trevor served on the national steering committee for Cleantech and Green Business Leaders for Obama, a constituency group of President Obama’s campaign. Trevor helped create Bono’s Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa (DATA) organization which is now called the ONE campaign, and continues to serve on its policy board. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is an active member of the Clinton Global Initiative. Neilson attended Washington State University, and served as a Visiting Practitioner at the Georgetown University Center for Public and Non-profit Leadership.
I’d love for global philanthrophy advisement to be my career path. How do I transition? where should I be educated? where should I intern?