Goodwin Named Chief Executive Officer of Executives Without Borders

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NEW YORK, DECEMBER 1, 2008—Executives Without Borders today announced the appointment of Robert J. Goodwin as chief executive officer. As CEO, Goodwin is responsible for carrying out the strategic plans and policies established by the board of directors. He will set the direction, oversee operations and manage partnerships with the client organizations served worldwide by Executives Without Borders (ExecWB).

"Executives Without Borders will benefit greatly from Bob’s background and experience," said Sam MacHour, chairman of ExecWB, a nonprofit organization. "He has the right balance between a mission heart and a business mind, and he is dedicated to achieving measurable results."

Goodwin, 36, will draw upon his experience managing nonprofits as well as skills he built first-hand implementing international humanitarian projects.

Before joining ExecWB, Goodwin was chief operating officer of International Aid, a relief and development organization. At International Aid, he managed programs to provide household water treatment systems to families and other medical programs in Asia, Africa and Central America.

Prior to International Aid, he performed the duties of assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. He led a four-division department that developed and implemented policy for 700,000 active duty, reserve and civilian personnel. He also was deputy assistant secretary for Force Management Integration.

In 2005, he served as deputy associate director for the Office of Presidential Personnel at the White House, working to fill senior national security positions requiring Senate confirmation.

Goodwin served in Baghdad from 2003 to 2004 as chief of staff and deputy senior advisor helping the Iraqis rebuild their Ministry of Health. This ministry was the first to transition full sovereignty back to the Iraqis.

Before his work in Iraq, Goodwin served at the State Department as director of humanitarian affairs for the Sudan Programs Group. He then was director of logistics for disaster relief operations at the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, part of the United States Agency for International Development. In 2001 and 2002, he helped plan and implement humanitarian operations in Afghanistan. He was responsible for coordinating 20 commercial and military airlifts that carried 2 million pounds of relief supplies and 200 tons of high-energy food items into Central Asia.

Goodwin is a 1994 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a 2007 graduate of Harvard Business School’s General Management Program.

"We are fortunate to have a leader with his strategic talent and field experience," said Lori Stohs, board secretary for ExecWB and an executive at Microsoft Corp. "He will be a valuable asset to our organization."

Goodwin said he is excited to help nonprofits increase their effectiveness and their return on investment of donor dollars. "Many executives don’t realize that their years of experience in business are a valuable resource to nonprofit organizations trying to improve operations," he said. "We also are directing our efforts to raise awareness and positively impact the level of social responsibility in the corporate world."

About Executives Without Borders

Executives Without Borders strengthens nonprofit organizations and development programs worldwide. It does this by using its growing network of executive volunteers to provide knowledge, skills and resources to help nonprofits more effectively pursue their social missions. It also develops and encourages social responsibility in the business world by shaping the behavior of individual executives, corporations and governments through its work.

Executives Without Borders, a nonprofit organization, currently supports programs and projects in Rwanda, Honduras and India. The mission of Executives Without Borders aligns with the United Nations Millennium Development goals to reverse by 2015 the poverty, hunger and diseases that affect billions of people around the globe.

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