Forbes Magazine Editor Randall Lane Joins Global Board Of The Global Poverty Project

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Poverty Project announced today that Randall Lane, Editor of Forbes magazine, has joined its Global Board of Directors.  A long-standing supporter of the organization, which organizes the annual Global Citizen Music Festival in Central Park, Lane brings a wealth of expertise that will help guide the organization as it continues to expand Global Citizen and the movement to end extreme poverty by 2030.

Lane currently chairs the group's Global Citizen advisory board, which provides high-level guidance to the Global Poverty Project's leadership team.  In addition, Lane has used his platform with Forbes to draw awareness to the critical, global issue of extreme poverty, organizing the annual Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy.

"Randall has been an incredible advocate for our organization and, most importantly, for the world's poor," said Hugh Evans, CEO of The Global Poverty Project. "We are fortunate to have him join our Global Board, where we can draw on his experience as we build the Global Citizen movement across the globe."

"The Global Poverty Project represents everything that's great about social entpreneurship," said Lane. "They dream big, they move swiftly and they are making a difference in the lives of millions.  It is a privilege to be a part of it."

Peter Murphy, Chairman of the Board, said, "As we continue in our mission to catalyze a movement to end extreme poverty we continually review our governance processes, board resources and structures. It is an honor to have Randall join our board to help drive the next stage of our movement-building work.   His expertise, experience and passion for our work will ensure that we will be stronger as a board and an organization."  

For more information about The Global Poverty Project, the Global Citizen Festival or the Global Citizen movement, visit: www.globalcitizen.org.

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SOURCE The Global Poverty Project

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