September 18, 2024 – Ronald C. Gunnell has been appointed by the Garibay Institute to their Board of Trustees and President of Global Affairs. This prestigious international Think Tank was founded by Fernando Garibay.
The Garibay Institute works with heads of governments and global organizations as a unifying force for good – through the research, development, and deployment of Soft Power and public diplomacy.
The Garibay Institute’s current network includes over 172 countries at the state, royal,and governmental level. With major support leaders from our beloved interfaith communities. The Institute has access to academic institutions, including top universities in the world including: Harvard, M.I.T., Stanford, Cambridge University, Oxford, Tsinghua University, Tel Aviv University and others. Additional international organizations support networks include World Economic Forum, United Nations and the Asia Society.
Fernando Garibay Institute is the first and only research and development center focused on art, creativity, entertainment, film, gaming, and music as an instrument of soft power, cultural identity and patrimony, intellectual renaissance, sustainable economic growth, and public diplomacy. The Garibay Institute unites global leaders, best in class Universities, financial institutions, and influencers/key opinion leaders with elite members of the creative class to catalyze innovation, empower dialogue, and cultivate engaged and inspiring icons of the future.
Garibay Institute Leadership
Fernando Garibay, Founder and Chairman
A polymath, record producer, songwriter, artist/DJ, entrepreneur, and academic. He was the Musical Director of Lady Gaga’s Bar This Way Ball and Executive Producer of her For This Way Album. Fernando has written, produced and creatively directed a multitude of artists, including Lady Gag, U2, Whitney Houston, Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, Bruno Mars, Sia Kylie Minogue, Shakira, Paris Hilton and many more. He is a former executive at Interscope Records, has lectured at Harvard University, Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School and at M.I. T., Stanford University, and California School of Law. Fernando has also participated with the World Economic Forum’s Young Leaders as a keynote speaker, served as a salon contributor, co-produced and co-hosted Digital Davos, now Davos Worldwide, served as keynote Speaker for the Future Vlochain Summit in Dubai in mid-October 2023, as well as the 29th session the Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the UNIFCCC. In June of 2024 he was a guest lecturer of the Royal Society at Oxford University. And addressed the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem in June of 2024
Ronald C. Gunnell, Garibay Institute Board of Trustees, President of Global Affairs
Founder, and Global Chairman – Truth Alone Triumphs -Global Enterprises and Global Envoy for the Choir Presidency, The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Matthew Ball, Garibay Institute Diplomatic Relations Advisor
Director of Public Affairs and International Affairs North America West for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Rochel Leah Bernstein, Trustee, Garibay Institute
Advisor to the PrinciplesStrategist, Investor, Advisor/ Founder and CEO at Spark Family Offices/ Advocate for Child protection and mental health/ Heir to Salman Bernstein.
Fabian Koss, Trustee, Garibay Institute
Adjunct Professor at the American University Kogod School of Business where he teaches Sustainability and Global Strategy. He is the Co-Founder of KC Social Impact Lab, a consulting firm specializing in social responsibility strategy and global media development for social impact. The firm advises public, private, and government organizations seeking to make strategic, largescale investments that address social issues. Clients include UNICEF, CONCACAF, IFAD, OneSight, and Conrad Foundation.
Valerie L. Sheppard, Trustee, Garibay Institute
Former Senior VP, Comptroller, and Treasurer of Proctor& Gamble, Director of the Main Office of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank.
James M. Cooper, Garibay Institute International Law & Global IP Advisor
Professor of Law; Associate Dean, Experiential Learning and an Assistant Dean at the California Western School of Law.