Looking to the future CHRISTOPHER G. OECHSLI Chair, The Atlantic Institute Governing Board President & CEO, The Atlantic Philanthropies
This, the Atlantic Institute’s first “Annual Review”, represents the culmination of a startup period that has involved concentrated testing of hypotheses and activities to support and amplify the work of a growing Atlantic Fellows global community. The learning curve has been steep, made even more acute by the onset of COVID. These unprecedented conditions, which have thrown existing inequalities into stark relief, have further catalyzed the work and aspirations of this community to reduce long-term systemic inequities. The Atlantic Institute’s work is made possible by the leadership across the seven Atlantic Fellows programs, the Atlantic Institute staff, support from the Rhodes Trust staff at Oxford and the engagement of the Atlantic Fellows themselves. Penelope Brook’s foundational efforts and Evie O’Brien’s emerging leadership have been central to the Institute’s growing achievements. The demands and challenges we have faced in this historically difficult and volatile time, globally, have been remarkable — however, even more striking is the promise of change that is emerging from the work of this community, as this Review shows. Thinking deeply about how to overcome the challenges of this year has driven emergent practice and
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LEFT Christopher G. Oechsli with Chuck Feeney, 2020
