
Ronda Carnegie
Co-Founder / Executive Director at Project Dandelion
TED Attendee
New York, New York, United StatesAbout Ronda
I am a…
Brainstormer, Business leader, Business mentor, Change Agent, Event planner, Idea generator, Marketer, Parent, Project manager, World traveler
Bio
Passionate about leading movements to inspire change, Ronda Carnegie ihas built and transformed global brands from The New Yorker to TED among others. Her role as part of the original executive team at TED led to unprecedented growth in TED's history from a single conference to a media company. She founded the TED Institute during her tenure, which helps organizations unlock institutional knowledge and surface innovative thinking. She co-founded TEDWomen, both new ventures for TED, while building a portfolio of assets to drive the impact mission and revenue growth for the brand overall. As the Co-Founder of Connected Women Leaders and Project Dandelion, Ronda has dedicated herself to the climate and gender movements. Eager to contribute to dynamic working groups focused on world-changing ideas, Ronda sits on the Board of GOOD/Upworthy, a media company. She also serves on the advisory board of Giide, an interactive audio technology company, and The Omega Institute.
I'm passionate about
Catalyzing change. The creation of Connected Women Leaders as a non profit looking at how women on impact build warm networks for grassroots change on key issues tied to global health, food security and climate justice. The launch of Project Dandelion a women led public engagement campaign inviting all identifying women to join and spread a movement for a climate safe world.
An idea worth spreading
Getting 2 billion women to join the movement to achieve a climate safe world within the next 7 years.
Areas of expertise
Marketing + Communications, Microlearning, Strategy, Women's Leadership
Things you might not know
Architecture/Design