Student Sponsor Partners' (SSP) Executive Director, Denise Williams, speaking with President Bill Clinton about SSP's work and the importance of a quality education for low income students in NYC, at the Sixth Annual Clinton Global Initiative America Meeting in Atlanta.
About the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) — an initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation — convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 180 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date, members of the CGI community have made over 3,400 commitments, improving the lives of more than 430 million people in over 180 countries.
CGI also convenes CGI America, a meeting focused on collaborative solutions to economic recovery in the United States, and CGI University (CGI U), which brings together undergraduate and graduate students to address pressing challenges in their community or around the world. For more information, visit clintonglobalinitiative.organd follow us on Twitter @ClintonGlobal and Facebook at facebook.com/clintonglobalinitiative.
About CGI America
Established in June 2011 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) — an initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation — addresses economic recovery in the United States. CGI America brings together leaders in business, government, and civil society to generate and implement commitments to create jobs, stimulate economic growth, foster innovation, and support workforce development in the United States. Since the first meeting in 2011, CGI America participants have made more than 500 commitments, which have already improved the lives of nearly 2.4 million people. To learn more, visit cgiamerica.org.
