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The Global Business Coalition (GBC) is an organization founded in 2001 by George Soros and Ted Turner, headed by Richard Holbrooke until 2009. It is involved in fundraising for HIV/AIDS research. Bill Gates also provided funding, and Trevor Neilson served as executive director.

The GBC is involved with large-scale public-private partnerships.

References

  1. "Global Business Coalition 10th anniversary conference: Business driving change for a healthier world". Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS. 3 June 2011. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020. Artist and AIDS activist Whoopi Goldberg hosted the Awards Dinner on 2 June, where the Global Coalition honoured its two founding supporters George Soros and Ted Turner. The GBC also paid special tribute to U.S. Ambassador Richard Holbrooke who headed the Coalition from 2001 to 2009 and passed away earlier this year.
  2. Lijauco, Chit (26 December 2018). "The Power of Two: Trevor and Evelin Neilson". Asia Tatler. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2020. Because of his leadership in business and social change, Trevor served as the executive director of Global Business Coalition, an umbrella group of over 200 multinationals that focuses on global health issues and was created by funds from Bill Gates, George Soros, and Ted Turner.
  3. Wyllie, Julian (12 July 2019). "Aileen Getty and Rory Kennedy Lead New Climate Fund to Support". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Neilson previously served as executive director of the Global Business Coalition, a global-health group that was created with investments from Bill Gates, George Soros, and Ted Turner.
  4. "Nishant Shah". Ovum.com. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Before joining Ovum, Nishant's work concentrated on organizational strategy, project management, sustainability, and business development in public, private, non-profit, and entrepreneurial contexts. This included work facilitating large-scale public-private partnerships in international health with the Global Business Coalition


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