Belonging in a World Built to Exclude
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About the Leader
Timothy Shriver
Chairman of Special Olympics
- Includer®
- Strategic®
- Self-Assurance®
- Significance®
- Activator®
Timothy Shriver, Ph.D., chairs the Special Olympics International Board of Directors, promoting health, education and a more unified world through the joy of sport for 6 million Special Olympics athletes in 200+ countries. A leading educator, Shriver co-founded and chairs CASEL, the leading school reform organization in the field of social and emotional learning. Shriver co-chairs the National Commission on Social and Emotional Learning and serves on the Council on Foreign Relations. He is president of the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, a board member of the WPP Group and co-founder of Lovin’ Scoopful. Shriver earned his undergraduate degree from Yale, a master's from Catholic University and a doctorate in education from the University of Connecticut. He has produced four films, authored The New York Times bestseller Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most, and has written for numerous newspapers and magazines.
"When we encounter difference, choose to include."
Shriver’s Includer drives him to approach people who are different from him with openness and optimism. He is always including more people in his initiatives.
"I’m constantly looking for how do we craft a new narrative that fits. Maybe we’re missing just one little piece."
Strategic helps Shriver understand and steer the bigger picture of the Special Olympics.
"Come on, we can do this."
Shriver uses his Self-Assurance to persist in the face of challenges or oppositions. He is confident that what he sets his mind to he can achieve.
"Make it happen, no matter what."
Shriver brings a relentless, fast-paced mentality to projects he's a part of, especially difficult projects.