Endeavor Global

Named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by US News & World Report and one of 100 “Innovators for the 21st century” by TIME, Linda Rottenberg is one of the world’s most dynamic and respected experts on entrepreneurship, business opportunities in emerging markets, and innovative leadership for the new economy.

As the CEO and Co-founder of Endeavor, Rottenberg pioneered the field of High-Impact Entrepreneurship, the global phenomenon of using business to transform economies. Headquartered in New York with affiliates throughout Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, Endeavor identifies, mentors, and scales the most promising emerging-market entrepreneurs. The 600 Endeavor Entrepreneurs selected to date have created 150,000 jobs and generate annual revenues of nearly $4 billion.

Having assembled an unparalleled network of the world’s foremost business leaders, Rottenberg is often sought out for her ability to understand trends in global business. She has been the subject of three Harvard Business School and Stanford Graduate School of Business case studies; Dell, Inc. featured her as a Hero in its “Take Your Own Path” global ad campaign; Veuve Cliquot named her Business Woman of the Year in 2008; and Thomas Friedman dubbed her the world’s “Mentor Capitalist” in The World Is Flat 2.0.

Rottenberg, who in 2011 was named “Ms. Davos” by Business Insider, served as co-chair of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and currently serves on the Forum’s Entrepreneurship Steering Committee. She has been named a “Global Leader for Tomorrow,” “Young Global Leader” and “Leading Social Entrepreneur” by the Forum.

A graduate of Harvard College and Yale Law School, Rottenberg is a member of Young Presidents Organization and Council on Foreign Relations and an expert judge for the prestigious McKinsey-Harvard Business Review awards. She has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Forbes, Fortune, New York Times, Fast Company, Inc., and The Economist. The mother of identical twin daughters, Rottenberg is the wife – and frequent subject – of the best-selling author and New York Times columnist, Bruce Feiler.

Rottenberg has inspired and instructed audiences across the globe on the next big waves of growth and innovation: “After 20 years of traveling from Rio to Cairo, Johannesburg to New Delhi to Istanbul, I have come to understand the power of thinking big and thinking global; you cannot understand the world today without understanding what is happening in emerging markets. I’ve been honored to have a front-row seat into the incredible changes taking place in the new economy.”

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