May 30, 2014

Washington, DC — IESC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a major sub grant from Land O’Lakes International Development for the five year Yemen Competitive Agriculture Systems for High Value Crops (CASH) Program. The $24.5 million CASH Program is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under a Cooperative Agreement with the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance (VEGA).

The CASH…

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May 8, 2014
IESC celebrates half a century of helping thousands of entrepreneurs & small businesses throughout the world
IESC was established in 1964 at the initiative of entrepreneurs and philanthropists David Rockefeller and Sol Linowitz, who saw the value of American businessmen and women providing technical and managerial advice in developing countries.  President Lyndon Johnson launched IESC in the Rose Garden of the White…

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May 5, 2014

November 1993. I stood at the apex of the Vietnam Memorial with former communist leaders from Kharkov, Ukraine, our faces reflected against the names of the dead etched forever into the polished black granite walls. Most everyone is moved by the memorial, and we were no exception.

We had hand-picked this delegation of 10 government administrators from Kharkov earlier in the year. My title was project manager for the…

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May 5, 2014

On May 13, 2014, the Volunteers for Economic Growth Alliance invites you to attend its annual awards ceremony to recognize outstanding volunteers. This year’s event will feature presentations of the award winners, plus an in-depth conversation about the impact of international volunteering, with a special presentation by Professor Benjamin Lough. We are delighted that this event is cohosted by the Building Bridges…

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March 31, 2014
Read an interview with Thomas J. Miller, IESC president, in LEADERS Magazine.
What is the history of the International Executive Service Corps and how has its mission evolved’
It was set up a few years after the Peace Corps by David Rockefeller and a number of well-known Fortune 500 executives. They thought that we could use the tremendous reservoir of talent that was reaching retirement age around the world ‘ and especially…

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February 26, 2014

“When Tom Davis retired after 31 years as a top executive working overseas with Kimberley-Clark, he realized his experience could benefit struggling businesses in developing countries.  Tom is part of that vast network of Baby Boomers (those in the U.S. born between 1946 and 1964) who are now retiring and looking for ways to share their years of hard earned knowhow.

Tom didn’t want to stagnate when he retired, so he…

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