Leadership Now Project
Daniella Ballou-Aares is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Leadership Now Project, a membership organization focused on the future of democracy. Daniella is also a Public Company Board Member at IBEX, a leading provider of technology-enabled Customer Lifecycle Experience solutions. In the past, Daniella served as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum, as a Partner at Dalberg, and as a Senior Advisor for Development to the Secretary of State at the U.S. Department of State. Daniella has a diverse background in consulting, with experience at Bain & Company, and holds degrees from Harvard Business School, Harvard Kennedy School, and Cornell University.
Leadership Now Project
The Leadership Now Project is a membership organization of business professionals concerned about the future of our democracy. Traditional models of giving to causes, candidates, and parties are insufficient for the challenges we face. A more strategic approach is required. Leadership Now Project enables its members to strategically engage and invest in politics. We focus on the threats to the fundamentals of democracy that prevent principled leaders and meaningful policy from advancing. Issues including low voter turnout, gerrymandering, campaign finance rules, and a lack of highly qualified candidates are problems that require immediate attention as well as a long-term focus. Members are diverse in their political views, professions, racial and ethnic backgrounds but are united by the belief that galvanized America’s founders, E Pluribus Unum - out of many, one.