She sits on the Hispanics in Philanthropy PowerUp Fund Impact Cabinet and the MBA Fund I Investment Committee. A proud graduate of the University of Virginia, she currently serves as Chair of the Governance & Nominations Committee of the Communities in Schools national board. As Chief Operating Officer, Carmen provides strategic oversight over all NAIC programs and initiatives and leads the organization’s key industry alliances and corporate partnerships.Ĭarmen is a passionate advocate for diverse and women-owned businesses and regularly speaks at conferences and events on various issues related to the empowerment of women in business, scaling diverse businesses, and authentic leadership, among others. The NAIC’s membership is comprised of more than 130 members managing over $250 billion in institutional capital. You will reflect on the lighthouses in your own life and be reminded that the greatest heroes are alongside us-and within us.Carmen Ortiz-McGhee is the Chief Operating Officer of the National Association of Investment Companies (NAIC), the trade association and largest network of diverse-owned private equity firms and hedge funds. In this stirring follow-up to his memoir, Steve Pemberton gives practical encouragement for how you can be a 'human lighthouse' for others and through these inspiring stories will renew your hope for humanity. With a unique vision for building up individuals and communities and restoring trust, The Lighthouse Effect opens your eyes to those who are quietly heroic. The humble gestures of kindness that change the course of our lives can shift the course for America too. Through stories of people like John and several others, you will identify how the hardships you have overcome equip you to be a 'human lighthouse,' inspiring those around you. John gave Steve a safe harbor after Steve escaped an abusive foster home and together they navigated a new path that led to personal and professional success. Steve Pemberton found a lighthouse in an ordinary man named John Sykes, his former high school counselor. Steve Pemberton found a lighthouse in an ordinary man named John Sykes, his former high school counselor. The Lighthouse Effect How Ordinary People Can Have an Extraordinary Impact in the World. We are adrift in a dark sea of disillusionment and distrust and we need 'human lighthouses' to give us hope and direct us back to the goodness in each other and in our own hearts. Our polarized, divisive culture seems to be without heroes and role models. In this stirring follow-up to his memoir, Steve Pemberton gives practical encouragement for how you can be a 'human lighthouse' for others and through these inspiring stories will renew your hope for humanity.

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