
Timothy Shriver leads the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, and together with 6 million Special Olympics athletes in more than 200 countries, promotes health, education, and a more unified world through the joy of sport.
Shriver joined Special Olympics in 1996. He has been a leading educator who focuses on the social and emotional factors in learning. He co-founded and currently chairs the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), the leading school reform organization in the field of social and emotional learning. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Co-Chairman of the National Commission on Social and Emotional Learning, President of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, Member of the Board of Directors for the WPP Group, LLC, and a co-founder of Lovin’ Scoopful Ice Cream Company.
Shriver earned his undergraduate degree from Yale University, a Master's Degree from Catholic University, and holds a Doctorate in Education from the University of Connecticut. He has produced four films, authored The New York Times bestselling book Fully Alive – Discovering What Matters Most, and has written for dozens of newspapers and magazines. Shriver and his wife, Linda Potter, reside in the Washington, D.C. area and have five adult children.
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Timothy Shriver, Ph.D
Chairman of the Board -
Mary Davis
Chief Executive Officer -
Jim Barbee
Chief Financial Officer -
Alicia Bazzano, MD, PhD, MPH
Chief Health Officer -
Steve Borrelli
Chief Human Resources Officer -
Angela Ciccolo
Chief Legal Officer; Secretary, Board of Directors -
Loretta Claiborne
Chief Inspiration Officer; Vice Chair, Board of Directors -
John Dow, Ph.D
Chief, Regional & Program Operations -
Shawn Ferguson
Chief of Staff to the Chairman and VP of Government Affairs, Chairman's Office -
Jacqueline Jodl, Ph.D
Senior Vice President of Global Youth and Education -
Emily Klinger
Vice President Organizational Excellence -
Louis Lauria
Chief of Sport and Competition -
Prianka Nandy
Chief Information and Technology Officer