{"id":24,"date":"2012-03-13T16:47:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-13T16:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:43:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T13:43:37","slug":"anthony-k-shriver","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/about-us\/anthony-k-shriver\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder and Chairman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h1><span style=\"color: #5a4099;\">Anthony Kennedy Shriver<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n<h2><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Founder, Chairman &amp; CEO<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;174616&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]Anthony Kennedy Shriver is the Founder, Chairman &amp; CEO of Best Buddies International, which he created in 1989 to\u00a0foster one-to-one friendships between people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).\u00a0Recognizing the tremendous volunteer potential of university students,\u00a0Shriver first\u00a0inspired his\u00a0college peers to\u00a0personally collaborate in expanding the\u00a0realm of\u00a0opportunities\u00a0that people with IDD should experience.<\/p>\n<p>Today, through Shriver\u2019s stewardship and entrepreneurial spirit, Best Buddies\u00ae has grown into a leading nonprofit entity with increasing international reach across six continents, establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, inclusive living, and family support for people with IDD.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate of Georgetown University, Shriver has been recognized for his work on behalf of Best Buddies with diverse international accolades and honorary degrees. 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