Jonathan Reckford

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CEO | Habitat for Humanity
Jonathan Reckford is CEO of Habitat for Humanity International, a global Christian housing organization that has helped more than 29 million people construct, rehabilitate, or preserve their homes. Since he arrived in 2005, Habitat has grown from serving 125,000 individuals each year to helping more than seven million people annually.
Jonathan graduated from the University of North Carolina where he was a Morehead Scholar. He was also the recipient of a Luce Scholarship, which enabled him to do marketing work for the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee and coach the Korean rowing team in preparation for the 1988 Olympics.
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He earned his MBA from Stanford before spending much of his career in the for-profit sector, including executive and managerial positions at Goldman Sachs, Marriott, The Walt Disney Co., and Best Buy.โฏ Following his tenure as executive pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church near Minneapolis, Minnesota, he was appointed CEO of Habitat.
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He serves on the boards of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Urban Steering Committee for the World Economic Forum.
Jonathan was named the most influential nonprofit leader in America in 2017 by The NonProfit Times. He is the author of Our Better Angels and he and his wife, Ashley, have three children and live in Atlanta, Georgia.
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