Jonathan Reckford Biography

Jonathan T.M. Reckford brings to his role as chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International a passion for serving those in need and the business skills required to lead an effective international nonprofit organization. After graduating from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and the Stanford University Graduate School of Business he spent a number of years in the for-profit sector including executive and managerial positions at Goldman Sachs Marriott the Walt Disney Co. and Best Buy. Reckford began his career on Wall Street but soon decided it was not a good fit. In 1986 he was awarded the Henry Luce Scholarship which provided the opportunity to live and work for a year in Asia. He worked in marketing for the Olympic Organizing Committee preparing for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul Korea. Having been a competitive rower he was asked to coach the Korean national rowing team. At the conclusion of his Olympic duties and following an eye-opening three-month journey through Southeast Asia Reckford returned to the United States and began work on his MBA degree. While he was acquiring the skills needed to succeed in the business world a professor

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