Renée S. Acosta

Renée S. Acosta is president and CEO of Global Impact, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to support humanitarian relief and development programs for the world's most vulnerable people.

Ms. Acosta has held this position since 1993. During her tenure, Global Impact has grown in annual revenue from $12 million to $131 million, and has raised more than $1 billion for charitable organizations.

Ms. Acosta oversees policy development and implementation, fundraising and management for Global Impact. In addition to supporting critical international programs, Global Impact manages the two largest workplace giving campaigns in the world: the Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas (CFC-O), for all overseas commands of the Department of Defense, and the Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capital Area (CFCNCA), for all federal workers in the Washington, DC region.

In fiscal year 2007-2008, Global Impact raised more than $131 million through workplace giving campaigns and funds raised through campaign management, strategic partnerships and the management of donor advised funds.

Under Ms. Acosta's leadership, Global Impact was honored with the Arab American Institute Foundation's 2007 Kahlil Gibran "Spirit of Humanity" Award for International Achievement; the E-philanthropy 2006 award for technology innovations in campaign management software; the National Alliance for Choice in Giving 2004 Excellence Award for distinguished performance, leadership and innovation in the field of workplace giving campaign management; Partnership Award from Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen; numerous awards from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for CFC innovation and leadership for management of the CFC-Overseas and the CFCNCA; and the Humanitarian Service Award, Heifer International.

Ms. Acosta also serves as president of Global Reach, which was incorporated in 2008 to address the challenge of maximizing the resources and harnessing the capabilities of the private sector and government to deliver services to people in crises.

Ms. Acosta's career in the philanthropic arena includes previous positions as Director, Resource Development, United Way of America; Vice President, Strategic Development, United Way Sacramento Area; President, Diabetes Association of Sacramento; and a variety of program and administrative positions prior to 1980.

Born in Wisconsin and raised in Sacramento, California, Ms. Acosta was named Woman of the Year (Sacramento, California) and YWCA Young Woman to Watch. She is currently a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.