Raymond G. Chambers
Class of 2003
- Ambassador for Global Strategy and Health Financing World Health Organization
- Former Assistant Secretary General and Secretary General's Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria United Nations
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Ray Chambers was born in 1942 in Newark, New Jersey. He is a philanthropist and humanitarian who has directed most of his efforts toward children. He is founding chairman of the Points of Light Institute and co-founder, along with Colin Powell, of America's Promise Alliance. Chambers is also co-founder of the National Mentoring Partnership, founding chairman of the Millennium Promise Alliance, co-founding chairman of Malaria No More, and founding chairman of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, and former chairman of Wesray Capital Corporation, which he founded with William E. Simon.
In February 2008, the United Nations appointed Chambers as the first person to be the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Malaria. In December 2008, President George W. Bush recognized Chambers with the Presidential Citizens Medal for his work helping children worldwide. He was selected as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2011.