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Tom Fishman, CEO of Builders (formerly known as Starts With Us)

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Tom Fishman, CEO of Builders (formerly known as Starts With Us) by Builders

credits

Title
  • Tom Fishman, CEO of Builders (formerly known as Starts With Us)
Entrant
  • Builders

About This Project

Summary

Tom Fishman is the CEO of Builders, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization equipping citizens globally to overcome toxic polarization and solve our toughest problems. Under his innovative and entrepreneurial leadership, Tom has catapulted the movement into the global spotlight by challenging polarizing narratives and extremist thinking in media and politics, and empowering the majority of people tired of how divided we are with the tools to chart a more productive path forward.

Goals & Objectives

Tom aims to overcome the forces seeking to divide us by equipping Builders worldwide with the tools to think critically, effectively collaborate across lines of difference and expand their hearts and minds with curiosity, compassion, courage and creativity.

Results & Impact

In two years, Builders has garnered 3.3M followers, partnerships with 260+ leaders including Mark Cuban, Katie Couric, Daniel Lubetzky, Karl Rove, José Andrés, will.i.am., Lonnie Ali, hundreds of millions of video views on social media, 100,000 newsletter subscribers, and 40 national news stories.

the team

Amelia D'Entrone
  • Head of Content
  • Builders
Ashley Phillips
  • Head of Programs
  • Builders
Danielle Rugoff
  • Head of Movement Activation and Partnership
  • Builders
Isabel Clark
  • Director of Operations and Special Projects
  • Builders
John Zhang
  • Head of Marketing
  • Builders
Gavin Alaoen
  • Creative Director
  • Builders