WASHINGTON DC \u2013 The ONE Campaign, a non-partisan global organization campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, today announced that Gayle Smith, the organization\u2019s chief executive officer, will step down from her role in January of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smith has served as CEO of ONE since February 2017, leaving only for a brief period to serve as the Biden administration\u2019s global COVID-19 response coordinator in 2021. Smith will continue her day-to-day leadership of the organization until the new year as part of the internal transition process being coordinated with ONE\u2019s board of directors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ONE Campaign board of directors and organizational leadership have commenced a search for a new CEO, with an announcement of a new organizational head expected in early 2024. John Spears, Chief Operating Officer, will serve as Interim President of ONE during the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smith proudly highlighted the effectiveness of both ONE\u2019s advocacy mission and its team members during her time leading the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll leave with the same conviction I carried with me when I joined this organization, that ONE is the single most effective advocacy organization I\u2019ve ever known. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of or more grateful for the ONE and (RED) teams \u2013 they\u2019re simply the best in the business. I will forever abide by ONE\u2019s simple premise: that if we can get people to agree on one thing, we can change the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ONE\u2019s Board Chair, Tom Freston, thanked Smith for her service to ONE and her contribution to the organization\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cONE has accomplished many great things under Gayle\u2019s leadership, and our organization remains well-positioned to be an effective advocate for empowering citizens around the world to fight poverty and disease thanks to Gayle\u2019s efforts. ONE\u2019s leadership, advocates and activists are grateful for Gayle\u2019s work and her contribution to our mission, and we wish her the best of luck as she takes on her next endeavor.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n ONE\u2019s Co-founder Bono added:<\/p>\n\n\n\n “In a world on fire, literally and figuratively, ONE\u2019s work has never been more important and \u2013 in a time of bitter political division \u2013 its nonpartisan, reach across the aisle, compromise-is-not-a-dirty-word ethos never more essential. ONE has always been about getting things done, and nearly 20 years in, results are what matters. ONE\u2019s staff around the world wake up every day knowing their work can \u2013 and has \u2013 quite literally saved millions of lives.\u202fGayle\u202fSmith\u202fis ONE-of-a-kind and I want to thank her for leading the charge these past six years.\u202f She\u202fis a force of nature who has dedicated her heart, her mind and her deft diplomatic skills to fighting for justice and against poverty for decades.\u202fAs she leaves us as CEO, I know we\u2019ll remain allies in pursuing ONE\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n WASHINGTON DC \u2013 The ONE Campaign, a non-partisan global organization campaigning to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, today announced that Gayle Smith, the organization\u2019s chief executive officer, will step down from her role in January of 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"161731,161834,162035,161832,161769,161969","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"contributor":[],"class_list":["post-163753","one_press","type-one_press","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n