This week’s guest is David Rubenstein!

A nonprofit leader known for recruiting and guiding powerful teams to address social issues, David Rubenstein coordinates the activities of Action for Racial Justice, a project to engage Americans of all backgrounds in the struggle for equal rights.

Over two decades, Rubenstein has advised a wide variety of nonprofit organizations and their boards, working closely with executives and organizational leadership to visualize and clarify their missions and execute realistic and effective action plans.

Active in movements for international humanitarian aid and human rights, urban youth programs, environmental protection, Rubenstein is best known as a leader and key architect of the Save Darfur advocacy movement, which brought America’s attention to the humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan’s western region.  As Founding Executive Director of the Save Darfur Coalition, he directed work that helped secure a UN Security Council resolution authorizing civilian protection force in Darfur.  The Save Darfur Coalition found its influence by reaching across significant religious, ethnic, and political divides as it built an international campaign.

Rubenstein designed and launched four innovative nonprofit organizations, fundraising, recruiting and training talented teams, building partnerships with wide range of private, nonprofit and governmental organizations, and developing leading-edge internet tools and marketing materials.  Among these were Action for Racial Justice, the EnvironMentors Project, a mentorship program for youth in under-resourced schools, and the Best Shot Foundation, an advocacy program promoting U.S. funding for global health initiatives.

His accomplishments and commitment to Greater Washington have been recognized by Washingtonian Magazine, which named him a “Washingtonian of the Year,” and with stories in the Washington Post and Washington University Magazine. David lives in Montgomery County, Maryland with his wife and daughter. He holds a degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis.

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