65 : Bpeace co-founder and CEO Toni Maloney

Bpeace CEO Toni Maloney believes in the connection between job creation and peace Toni Maloney is a co-founder and the CEO of the Business Council for Peace (Bpeace), the award-winning non-profit organization that New York Times columnist Nick Kristof describes as, “one impressive force for change.” Toni, who has a background in advertising and marketing, decided after the events of September 11, 2001, that business has a role in peace building. She helped found Bpeace in 2002 to assist small and medium-sized businesses in conflict-affected countries.  Today, Bpeace international business volunteers consult and train small business owners, especially women, in Afghanistan, Rwanda and El Salvador. Bpeace believes:  “More jobs mean less violence™.”