Leadership Team
Edgar Sandoval Sr.,
President and CEO, World Vision U.S.
Edgar brings decades of innovative leadership experience, his own personal story of overcoming hardship, and a deep faith in Jesus Christ to World Vision’s mission to reach and empower the world’s most vulnerable children.
Senior Leadership Team
2022 Board of Directors
Robert Abernathy | Retired CEO, Halyard Health
Kristin Anderson | Chief people and culture officer, World Vision International
Dr. Leith Anderson | President emeritus, National Association of Evangelicals
Jim Bechtold | Chief innovation and impact Officer, CEO Forum
Rev. Noel Castellanos | President, Camino Alliance
Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham | Senior director, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Dr. Michael Henderson | Senior pastor, New Beginnings Church, Matthews, NC
Liza Hing | Former director, KeyBanc Capital Markets
John K. Jenkins Sr. | Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Vonna Laue | Former executive vice president, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
Larry Probus | Vice president of finance and administration, Whitworth University
Edgar Sandoval Sr. | President and CEO,
World Vision U.S.
Dr. Joan Singleton, Chair | Chief financial officer and treasurer, Arcadia University
Dr. Jerry E. White | International president emeritus, Navigators International
Laura Whitley | Executive vice president, Bank of America; retired
Robert Abernathy | Retired CEO, Halyard Health
Kristin Anderson | Chief people and culture officer, World Vision International
Dr. Leith Anderson | President emeritus, National Association of Evangelicals
Jim Bechtold | Chief innovation and impact Officer, CEO Forum
Rev. Noel Castellanos | President, Camino Alliance
Dr. Nicole Baker Fulgham | Senior director, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies
Dr. Michael Henderson | Senior pastor, New Beginnings Church, Matthews, NC
Liza Hing | Former director, KeyBanc Capital Markets
John K. Jenkins Sr. | Pastor, First Baptist Church of Glenarden
Vonna Laue | Former executive vice president, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
Larry Probus | Vice president of finance and administration, Whitworth University
Edgar Sandoval Sr. | President and CEO, World Vision U.S.
Dr. Joan Singleton, Chair | Chief financial officer and treasurer, Arcadia University
Dr. Jerry E. White | International president emeritus, Navigators International
Laura Whitley | Executive vice president, Bank of America; retired
Richard Stearns,
President Emeritus
Rich brought strong leadership and oversight to World Vision U.S. beginning in 1998, when he left his position as CEO of Lenox to follow what he felt as a distinct call from God on his life. He had the longest tenure of any president in World Vision’s global history, serving from 1998 to 2018.
Rich has authored several books and received numerous awards for his humanitarian service. In his role as president emeritus, he continues to share his leadership influence by writing and speaking on behalf of the organization.
