Biography
As CEO of GoodWeave International, Jon Jacoby is dedicated to ending child and forced labor in global supply chains. He previously led global grant-making at the Open Society Foundations advancing business respect for the human rights of vulnerable workers and communities. There he co-founded Funders Organized for Rights in the Global Economy (FORGE) - a donor collaborative that has mobilized $250M from private foundations and governments - and the Investor Alliance for Human Rights representing over $13.5T in investor influence to bolster corporate human rights due diligence. Jacoby managed US and global teams at Oxfam and co-led its successful Behind the Brands campaign and index addressing major food and beverage companies' social and environmental impacts. He co-authored the "Virtuous Circle" report on globalization, trade, and labor standards at the Center for American Progress and appeared on BBC, CNN, PBS and CNBC. Jacoby holds an MBA and MIA from Columbia and a BA from Harvard.