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Celina de Sola

Co-Founder and PresidentGlasswing International

Skoll Awardee

Biography

Celina is Co-founder and President of Glasswing.org, which addresses the root causes and consequences of poverty and violence in 12 countries, through education, community health, and youth empowerment. She has 25 years of experience in international development and social impact, and masters degrees in social work and public health from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard. Prior to Glasswing, Celina was a consultant for the Population Council on gender programs; an interventionist for Latino immigrants in the US; and led humanitarian responses in countries like Liberia, Chad, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the tsunami in Indonesia. Celina is a Fellow of the Obama Foundation, Ashoka, and LEGO ReImagine Learning, as well as being an Awardee of Skoll, The Audacious Project (TED Talk), Tällberg Global Leader, and Schwab Social Entrepreneur. She is on the Advisory Council of the InterAmerican Foundation, and serves on several other nonprofit Boards. Celina is married, has a 12-year-old son, 2 dogs, and loves nature and wildlife.

Regional Focus

Caribbean, Central America, North America, South America