{"id":3084,"date":"2026-01-28T16:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T00:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=3084"},"modified":"2026-04-09T05:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:26:10","slug":"announcement-agi-leadership-update","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/stories\/announcement-agi-leadership-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcement: AGI Leadership Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2025, Aspen Global Innovators Group (AGI) reflected deeply on what it means to build a future rooted in well-being, kindness, and innovation. AGI reaffirmed its core belief that innovation is not only about new ideas, but about activating them through connection\u2014bringing people together to drive transformative social impact and sustainable, positive change. We closed the year grounded in purpose and guided by possibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For AGI, innovation is shaped by lived experience, guided by care, and grounded in the understanding that those closest to challenges hold essential insight into how change happens. Entering the new year, AGI do so with clarity and intention, carrying forward the lessons, relationships, and imagination cultivated over the past year, alongside a renewed commitment to community-based innovation that begins locally and grows globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that clarity, <\/span><b>AGI is pleased to share that AGI&#8217;s founder, Peggy Clark, will continue to serve as Executive Director of AGI<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This continuity in leadership reflects our shared confidence in the vision, values, and community-centered approach that have guided AGI from the beginning and continue to shape our future. Aspen Institute\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive Vice President, Policy Programs and International Partners<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <strong>Elliot Gerson<\/strong> shares, \u201cI am delighted that Peggy Clark will remain at the Institute as Executive Director of AGI. This continuity of leadership ensures that this important work continues with experience, care, and excellence &#8211; &#8211; and with Peggy&#8217;s singular wisdom and passion. I\u2019m excited to see AGI build on its strong foundation and launch new and deeply impactful programming in the year ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2965 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-300x271.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"271\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-768x694.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-1536x1387.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-2048x1850.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Peggy-Clark_Headshot-13x12.jpg 13w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/271;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As <strong>Peggy Clark<\/strong> shared, \u201cThis community has always been the heart of AGI. Our fellows, partners, and collaborators continue to show us what\u2019s possible when innovation is grounded in lived experience, care, and collective action. I\u2019m honored to continue leading this work alongside such a powerful community, and excited for what we will build together in the year ahead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the coming months, AGI will be launching new programming designed to deepen connection, expand opportunity, and further support fellows and community leaders driving change in their communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","publication_category":[43],"publication_theme":[],"class_list":["post-3084","stories","type-stories","status-publish","hentry","featured-featured-bottom","publication_category-announcements"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/3084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publication_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_category?post=3084"},{"taxonomy":"publication_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_theme?post=3084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}