ONE Names Luis Guardia as COO and Tom Hart as U.S. Executive Director
Washington, D.C. – ONE, the global anti-poverty advocacy group, announced two key leadership positions today, naming Luis Guardia as Chief Operating Officer and Tom Hart as the new U.S. Executive Director.
Guardia comes to ONE from the International Center for Research on Women where he most recently served as the Vice President of Operations, CFO and Treasurer. In this capacity, he led strategic planning efforts and operations driving ICRW’s mission to empower women, advance gender equality and fight poverty in the developing world. Prior to joining ICRW in 2005, he held senior positions in finance and operations at National Public Radio, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the American Architectural Foundation. While in public broadcasting, he worked to increase service to underrepresented audiences by making new digital broadcast technologies more accessible. He currently serves on the U.S. boards of ActionAid and the Society of International Development’s Washington, D.C. Chapter. He is also active in increasing access to healthcare for underserved communities as current board member of Mary’s Center in Washington, D.C.
Hart was one of the key founding team members at DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), and since the merger of ONE and DATA in 2007 has been ONE’s Senior Director of U.S. Government Relations. In this role, he devised and executed ONE’s government relations strategy for the U.S., contributing to unprecedented increases in development assistance by the United States for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and Tuberculosis, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and debt cancellation. Before DATA/ONE, Hart was the Director of Government Relations for the Episcopal Church, USA, and a Senate staffer.
“We are delighted to welcome Luis to ONE, as we know he’ll be an invaluable addition to our leadership team and a great asset in our efforts to advocate for the world’s poorest people,” said Michael Elliott, President and CEO of ONE. “We’re also thrilled to have Tom at the helm of ONE’s U.S. operations. He has been an integral part of this organization from the very beginning and he brings unparalleled experience, passion and commitment to his new role as U.S. Executive Director.”