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JA Worldwide Announces New CEO, Asheesh AdvaniJA Worldwide today announced that it has chosen Asheesh Advani as its next CEO. Advani has extensive experience as a successful entrepreneur in the technology and financial services sectors. In addition, he brings years of non-profit leadership to the organization, which provides workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs to youth around the world through innovative, experiential programs. "We're thrilled to introduce Asheesh Advani as the next leader of JA Worldwide," said Francesco Vanni d'Archirafi, JA Worldwide Chairman of the Board. "Asheesh is a proud JA alumnus and an innovative leader. We're confident that his global experience, background and passion will help to further our organization, programs and mission." Advani's career includes his recent role as CEO of Covestor, an online investment management marketplace, which was acquired by Interactive Brokers. Previously, he was vice president and general manager at Thomson Reuters (News - Alert), a consultant with the World Bank Group, and founder and CEO of CircleLending, which was acquired by the Virgin Group. He has also served on many non-profit boards, including Young Presidents Organization and the Corporation for Enterprise Development. JA Worldwide conducted an exhaustive search, boh internally and outside the organization, along with the help of executive search firm Korn Ferry. Effective in July, Advani will succeed Sean Rush, who has served as CEO of JA Worldwide since 2008. Under his leadership, JA Worldwide expanded its strategic focus to include global youth unemployment and increased its missional impact by involving more than 450,000 volunteers around the world in educating and challenging more than 10.6 million young people to transform their futures and ensure their own economic success. "We look forward to Asheesh applying his global business expertise and entrepreneurial leadership abilities to lead JA Worldwide into a new chapter as we continue to bring the most relevant educational programs to the youth we serve," said Vanni d'Archirafi. Junior Achievement was founded nearly a century ago to bring business and financial education to generations of young entrepreneurs. Since then, the organization has grown to serve 122 countries, reaching more than 10.6 million students worldwide. JA Worldwide's programs are designed to transform the ability of young people around the world to proactively engage in their economic success and enrich their capacity to contribute to the strength of their families, communities and economies. For more information about JA Worldwide and its new CEO, Asheesh Advani, please visit www.jaworldwide.org About JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement) JA Worldwide is one of the largest global NGOs dedicated to addressing fundamental social and economic challenges of young people by educating and empowering them to transform their future and own their economic success. Through cutting-edge, experiential learning in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship, JA Worldwide effectively broadens the canvass of possibility for young people and enriches their ability to contribute to the strength of their families, communities, and economies. The 122-country JA Worldwide network is powered by over 450,000 volunteers and mentors from all sectors of society, reaching 10.6 million students around the world every year. Visit www.jaworldwide.org for more information.
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