Bob Pilon

Biography

Bob Pilon is the Executive Vice President, Social Impact at Participant Media - the leading media company founded by social entrepreneur and philanthropist Jeff Skoll dedicated to entertainment that inspires and compels social change.
Coming on as EVP in April 2016, Bob will drive the efforts using Participant’s content as a catalyst to create awareness, build action oriented impact campaigns, and sustain movements to address some of the world's biggest challenges.

Prior to Participant, Bob was the Chief Development Officer at The ONE Campaign, an international campaigning and advocacy organization co-founded by U2’s Bono. Bob developed and drove ONE’s global resource mobilization and partnerships strategy, which resulted in over $80 million in new financing and some of the organization’s most significant alliances for the advancement of ONE's mission to end extreme poverty and preventable disease.

Bob has held senior leadership roles at high-impact organizations including Malaria No More, Thelonious Monk Institute, and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation after starting his career at Bloomberg L.P..

Over the course of his advocacy and social impact career, Bob has worked throughout the United States, Europe, Africa, and Asia to mobilize nearly $300 million in support of HIV/AIDS, malaria, anti-poverty, and education programs. He's worked with some of the world's leading philanthropists and corporate brands to develop marketing and communications campaigns and special events to raise awareness and spur action.