Alan Khazei and Rob Gordon Join Be the Change, Inc. as CEO and President

BOSTON, May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Be the Change, Inc. announced today that its founder, Alan Khazei, and founding board member, Rob Gordon, are returning as CEO and President respectively, effective immediately.

"The three campaigns of Be the Change, Inc. – Opportunity Nation, ServiceNation and Got Your 6 – have been tremendously successful over the past three years," said Be the Change, Inc. Board Chairman Josh Bekenstein of Bain Capital.  "With Alan and Rob returning, we are excited to see Be the Change's important work continue to flourish and expand."

Be the Change, Inc. was founded by Mr. Khazei in 2007. The innovative platform creates national issue-based campaigns through a unique model focused on facilitating collaboration to inspire change and shift public perceptions and actions around society's most significant social issues.

"I am thrilled to rejoin Be the Change," said CEO Alan Khazei.  "Rob and I believe that Be the Change's theory of change, grounded in coalition-building, is an effective way to achieve comprehensive solutions to major challenges, especially in today's challenging political environment. The energy around the three campaigns has never been stronger, and I look forward to accelerating Be the Change's impact even further."

"I am excited to join the organization in this new role," said President Rob Gordon.  "I look forward to advancing Be the Change as a catalyst to increase coalition-building and align action around key national initiatives to improve the lives of every American."

Prior to founding Be the Change, Inc. Khazei co-founded City Year, an education-focused national service program that unites young adults from all backgrounds for an intensive year of full-time community service mentoring, tutoring, and educating children.  Khazei has served on the boards of leading national nonprofits and has received numerous awards, including the Reebok Human Rights Award. 

A West Point graduate, Robert Gordon III, Colonel (ret.) has a distinguished national service career, most recently serving as Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy where he was responsible for defense-wide policy, program execution and oversight of more than $20 billion of the Defense Department's worldwide community and family programs.  Other experience includes serving as Aide-de-Camp to General Colin Powell; White House Fellow; Director of American Politics at West Point; and the Senior Vice President at City Year. Gordon is the recipient of several awards and decorations including the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service.

About Be the Change, Inc.

Be the Change, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that creates national issue-based campaigns by organizing coalitions of nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, policymakers, private sector and civic leaders, academics and citizens. Its combined grasstops and grassroots approach engages well-known voices in entertainment, retail, government and philanthropy and, through their megaphones, Americans of all ages and backgrounds.  The three campaigns of Be the Change, Inc. are ServiceNation, Opportunity Nation, and Got Your 6.

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