Leading with Creativity and Purpose: A Conversation with NGO Leaders

Daniel R. Porterfield

CEO, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation; Past President and CEO, Aspen Institute (2018-2026)

Jonathon Reckford, CEO, Habitat for Humanity International
Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO, Teach for America
Jonathon Greenblatt, CEO and National Director, Anti-Defamation League
Dan Porterfield, President and CEO, Aspen Institute

The challenges and opportunities of our times require creativity, agility, and purpose — from leaders and from institutions. How are some leaders of society’s most established nongovernmental organizations driving organizational change, and what are the benefits and risks of doing so?