Best Buddies Global Ambassadors help us make a difference by joining our team and promoting the organization’s mission when they visit our Jobs participants on-site where they work, engage with local Best Buddies chapters and participate in group activities such as bowling or simply sharing lunch with their buddies, and attend our premiere five-star events across the country.
To thrive in life, we need to feel successful in our work and loved by our friends. Best Buddies has an unwavering commitment to bringing these things into the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. – Carl Lewis, Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Olympian

Steve Aoki
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Musician
Photographed with: Stacey Powell

Chris Bosh
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and NBA Player
Photographed with: Thomas Beguiristain

Tom Brady
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and NFL Super Bowl Champion
Photographed with: Katie Meade

Romero Britto
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Pop Artist
Photographed with: Chris Gay

Pierce Brosnan
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Actor
Photographed with: Rocky Sun

Mario Chalmers
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and NBA Player
Photographed with: Chris Gay

Cindy Crawford
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Supermodel
Photographed with: Lia Muchin and Caelyn Griffith

Emilio Estefan
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Musician
Photographed with: Martin Lugo

Elle Fanning
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Actress
Photographed with: Calvin Carillo

Guy Fieri
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Celebrity Chef
Photographed with: Michael Wireman

Kenny G
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Saxophonist
Photographed with: Lia Muchin

Gluk`oZa
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Russian Pop Singer
Photographed with: Vera Koloskova

Ozzie Guillen
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and MLB Manager
Photographed with: Kristian Chima

Savannah Guthrie
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Journalist
Photographed with: Tara Sanders

Ron Howard
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Actor/Producer
Photographed with: Katie Meade

Kyrie Irving
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and NBA All-Star Player
Photographed with: Jacob Anderson

Sugar Ray Leonard
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Professional Boxer
Photographed with: Jasmine Garcia

Carl Lewis
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Olympian
Photographed with: Michael Iovine

Rob Lowe
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Actor
Photographed with: Derek Company

Marlee Matlin
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Actress
Photographed with: Jasmine B

Lauren Potter and Nancy O’Dell
Best Buddies Global Ambassadors, Actress (Potter), and Journalist (O’Dell)

Katherine Schwarzenegger
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Author
Photographed with: Reid Foreman

Anthony K. Shriver
Best Buddies International Founder and Chairman
Photographed with: Jorge Morilla

Eunice K. Shriver II
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and Student Journalist
Photographed with: Lucas Rhyneer

Maria Shriver
Best Buddies Global Ambassadors and Journalist
Photographed with: Andy

Emmitt Smith
Best Buddies Global Ambassador and NFL Player
Photographed with: Jamie Hill

Don Soffer
Best Buddies Global Ambassador, Philanthropist and Real Estate Developer
Photographed with: Best Buddies Jobs Participants