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Thursday
11:30 am - 1 pm
Achieve Corporate Offices
2114 E. Achieve Way | Tempe, AZ 85281
The Cafe on the 1st Floor
Jerry Colangelo is a businessman with a heart for community development that permeates every aspect of his life. He is currently a founding partner of JDM Partners, LLC, a real estate development company, and the Chairman of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Mr. Colangelo was the former owner of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Phoenix Suns and the Director of the Men’s National USA Basketball Team. His impact on the game of basketball has been so significant he was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April 2004 and inducted into the Phoenix Suns Ring of Honor in 2007.
He is also responsible for bringing Major League Baseball to Phoenix in the late 1990’s as the Chairman and CEO of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The team set record timing under Mr. Colangelo’s management, going from expansion to a World Series title in just four years.
A recipient of multiple honors both locally and nationally, Mr. Colangelo has served as Chairman on numerous boards such as Valley Big Brothers, Phoenix Art Museum, Valley of the Sun YMCA, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and Ambassadors of Compassion. As the Co-Chair for Ambassadors of Compassion in Arizona, he and his Phoenix-based team have helped over 3,000 middle and high school students complete the intensive resiliency program aimed at lowering the dropout rate and increasing awareness of mental health amongst the youth of Arizona.
About Jerry Colangelo
Ambassadors of Compassion provides evidence-based programs that remove the emotional obstacles preventing middle and high school students from reaching their full potential. Over 80,000 students have completed our independently measured and proven programs that reduce anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation while fostering self-awareness, purpose, connection, and hope; equipping and empowering students to succeed academically and in life. Our vision is a generation of emotionally resilient, self-sufficient, and compassionate youth overcoming their negative experiences, taking responsibility for their own lives, and achieving their goals and dreams while serving the needs of their community, our nation, and the world.
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