Mission

Engaging in Entrepreneurial Diplomacy and
Creating New Voices in Foreign Policy

Ten years from now, when business leaders and policy makers from the
U.S. and around the world sit down at the negotiating table, will they
meet as strangers or as associates with a history of cooperation?

Network 20/20 is an independent, nonprofit organization that helps prepare multi-generation leaders in the U.S. to participate meaningfully in the promotion of entrepreneurial diplomacy, trans-national problem solving, and global sustainability. Our aim is to better understand on-the-ground realities in countries of pivotal concern for global peace and prosperity and to build bridges with our counterparts overseas. We do this by means of lectures and study groups here at home and field research overseas. The published research resulting from these trips is circulated to the U.S. government, private sector policy makers, and NGOs.

Network 20/20 fills two major gaps in U.S. foreign policy: lack of young professional participation and lack of serious input from civil society in general. We provide a unique forum for early and mid-career individuals to share and explore experiences and ideas drawn from the real world of private citizenry.

Network 20/20 members are a diverse, talented, multilingual group of over 200 rising and established professionals from more than 30 different fields including finance, law, advertising, media, NGOs, think-tanks, government, and academia. They are Americans and foreign nationals from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Greater Middle East, and the Caucasus. More than 80% are fluent in another language, 67% have advanced degrees, and 16% are foreign nationals living and working in this country. What draws them together is that they are all well-informed, motivated individuals who are committed to furthering America’s positive engagement with the world.