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In January, we informed you, our Pachamama Alliance family, that it was the time for The Pachamama Alliance (TPA) to move to a whole new level to meet the paramount challenges and opportunities that face humanity in the critical window of the next few years. At that time, we recognized the need to restructure the organization to empower the Alliance to take the bold next steps needed to fulfill on the strategies and vision. Tammy White was named Interim Executive Director as we embarked on a process to clarify our needs going forward. Tammy is a huge asset to TPA, and guided us to the point where we can clearly see the next steps in our own evolution. Now, Tammy is completing her time as Interim Executive Director, and will go back on the Board of The Pachamama Alliance. She remains an outspoken advocate for the organization and a Stewardship Circle member.
We are thrilled to announce that Bill Twist has shifted his role with TPA to serve as full-time Chief Executive Officer. By doing so, Bill is bringing his visionary leadership as a key advisor and creator of all the major programs of the organization, to the role of being engaged on a daily basis and accountable for seeing those plans through into action.
Bill’s vision has been the guiding force of TPA since the very beginning, as co-Founder and Board Chairman. His deep thinking was the source of the Awakening the Dreamer Symposium and Initiative, which is now flourishing in 40 countries, and the FOUR YEARS. GO. campaign, which is growing daily across the globe. He has skillfully guided the work in Ecuador, through Fundacion Pachamama. He was instrumental in introducing the concept of Rights for Nature, which is now written into the constitution of the country of Ecuador.
As Bill takes on the role of CEO, he has stepped down from the Board of The Pachamama Alliance. We are honored to have Gordon Starr fill the role of Chairman of the Board. Gordon has been involved with The Pachamama Alliance since the very beginning, having participated in one of our very first journeys to Ecuador, in 1996. Gordon has been instrumental in coaching and guiding the organization with his deep expertise in organizational transformation, and has brought invaluable insight into how to engage high-leverage corporations in the work of TPA.
Bill’s vision and engagement as the co-Founder of TPA are enormous assets to his new role of Chief Executive Officer, wedding his vision with implementation. Gordon’s skills in leadership coaching and his business background are ideal assets for Chairman of the organization moving forward. TPA extends its sincere gratitude to Tammy White for the interim role she played that made this leadership transition possible.
Bill Twist‘s Background
Bill Twist, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Basil R. Twist, Jr. (Bill), is a founder of The Pachamama Alliance ("TPA") and served as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors from its inception, and through July 2010. Bill has an extensive background in business, having worked in the management consulting business and then in the equipment leasing and financial services industries since 1970. He was the senior vice-president for financial services for Comdisco, a New York Stock Exchange company, and served on its Board of Directors from 1980 to 1990. Bill serves on the Board of Directors of the Centro Economicos Derechos y Sociales in Ecuador, an NGO working on economic and social rights issues in the Andes countries in South America. Bill has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Stanford University and a master's degree in business administration from Northwestern University.
Gordon Starr’s Background
Gordon Starr, Chairman of the Board of Directors
Gordon Starr, founder and CEO of Starr Consulting Group, is a master coach to visionary leaders. For over twenty years, he has worked with major corporations and nonprofits around the world on leadership development, strategy formulation and performance breakthroughs. In the 1990s, Gordon was a partner in a transformational consulting firm, which worked at the heart of four Fortune 50 companies. In 1978, as a senior executive for ComputerLand, he launched their European operations. During his seven years with ComputerLand, sales increased from $13 million to over $1 billion, at the time making it one of history’s fastest-growing enterprises. Gordon earned his MBA from Stanford University in 1968. He currently serves on the faculty of the Mastery Foundation School for Leadership. An avid cyclist and golfer, Gordon lives in San Francisco with his wife Lily.
