Baratta Center Announces Winners of 2025 Global Impact Award

What does it mean to be a changemaker in the world of business?

Each year, the Baratta Center for Global Business Education presents the Georgetown Baratta Center Global Impact Award to answer that question.  In alignment with Georgetown McDonough’s mission to inspire business leaders who serve the common good, this award recognizes five alumni under 40 who are advancing innovative and sustainable initiatives that strengthen communities, foster cross-border economic growth, and use their careers to drive social change.

The Baratta Center is excited to announce the five awardees of the 2025 Global Impact Award. These exceptional young Hoyas have spent their early careers living the Spirit of Georgetown through the lens of business in fields such as impact investing, technology, sustainability, policy, and advocacy.

“This year’s awardees are proof that with the combination of the right skills and values, young alumni are capable of making a meaningful, real-world impact even early in their careers,” said Anil Khurana, executive director of the Baratta Center. “We are very excited to work with the 2025 awardees as board members for the next year to inspire the next generation of global business leaders developing here at Georgetown.”

Meet the 2025 Awardees

Surabhi Agrawal

Director of Sustainability and Social Impact, CAVA
Location: Seattle, Washington

Surabhi Agrawal (MBA’16) leads sustainability and social impact at CAVA, where she focuses on food waste reduction, renewable energy, animal welfare, community partnerships, and broader impact strategy. Previously, she spent nine years at Starbucks leading global sustainability initiatives, including coffee traceability, carbon reduction, and consumer-packaging innovation to minimize waste.

Her journey began in international development, working in India with MIT Poverty Action Lab’s sister organization IFMR. Working largely with farming communities showed her the transformative power of sustainable supply chains and sparked her transition into the private sector following an MBA from Georgetown McDonough.

Agrawal earned a master’s in peace and conflict studies from the University of St. Andrews as a Bobby Jones Fellow, with fieldwork in Bosnia and Rwanda. She holds a B.A. in international relations from Emory University.

Throughout her career, she has remained committed to purpose-driven work and leading with humility, impact, and the principles of servant leadership.

Jennifer Okwudili

Deputy Director in the Office of the President for Global Policy and Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Location: Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Okwudili (SFS’09) is deputy director in the office of the president for global policy and advocacy at the Gates Foundation. She advises foundation leaders on advocacy strategy, political risk, and external engagement, contributing to the foundation’s presence in major international policy and philanthropic spaces. Previously, she led policy and advocacy work in the Gender Equality Division and advanced domestic education efforts at the foundation.

Before joining the Gates Foundation, Okwudili held roles with the New York City Department of Education and D.C. Public Schools, and worked as a policy researcher for think tanks including the Center for an Urban Future and the Center for Social Justice. A Praxis Fellow, AmeriCorps alum, and member of the Education Pioneers network, she also serves on the board of the Tahirih Justice Center and is a Salzburg Global Fellow. She holds degrees from Georgetown and Columbia Universities.

Carrie Rich

Founder and CEO, The Global Good Fund; Managing Partner, Global Impact Fund
Location: Washington, D.C.

Carrie Rich (NHS’09) co-founded The Global Good Fund to support high potential entrepreneurs who are using business for good. 11.6 million lives have been positively impacted in 70+ countries, creating nearly 4,000 permanent jobs in underserved communities. She aims to positively impact 100,000,000 lives by 2030. She is the managing partner of the Global Impact Fund, a family of venture capital funds that produces market-leading financial returns by investing in social impact companies. With staff on four continents, Rich is CEO of Global Good x Amani, a boutique impact consulting firm. Her fourth book, Impact the World, is a Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Rich serves on the board of directors and chairs the Finance Committee of Trinity Health, a faith-based healthcare organization operating in 27 states across America. Her fundamental message is about accessibility: everyday people can empower themselves and others. Rich lives with her husband and three young children.

Arthur Woods

Co-Founder, 1080 Ventures
Location: Washington, D.C.

Arthur Woods (B’10) is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and community builder focused on leveraging technology to improve how we work and live. He is the co-founder of 1080 Ventures, a growth studio backing companies across work, health, and community. He also co-founded Mathison, a DEI operating system for measuring and improving workplace equity; Imperative, a social learning and purpose activation platform; Out in Tech, the world’s largest LGBTQ+ tech community with over 70,000 members and 50+ global chapters; and Social Impact 360, a national fellowship for emerging social impact leaders.

Woods is the chair of TIGER 21 and operating advisor at Metropolitan. He also co-founded Work in Progress, a think tank community focused on the future of work. He authored the national bestseller Hiring for Diversity and has delivered three TEDx talks and global keynotes. Woods previously led operations at YouTube EDU at Google and is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and New York Venture Fellow.

Kenneth Wong

Founder and CEO, Evercare
Location: Hong Kong

Kenneth Wong (C’09) experienced first-hand the challenges of caregiving when his grandmother slipped getting out of bed, leaving her bedridden. His family struggled to find support for her at home. Without any healthcare or startup experience, he quit his Morgan Stanley and hedge fund job in New York, moved back to Hong Kong, and launched Evercare with “Family First” as its guiding principle.

Evercare is now a leading health tech platform in Asia with over 30,000 healthcare professionals delivering home, hospital, and community care to over 1 million patients. As a healthcare platform, Evercare empowers families to experience on-demand healthcare services, while enabling healthcare professionals to work flexibly as freelancers.
Wong graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University as a Baker Scholar with National Academic All-American Honors. He competed on the Men’s Varsity Tennis Team at Georgetown University for all four years and represented Hong Kong in international tournaments.

Award winners of the 2025 Georgetown Baratta Center Global Impact Award will be honored during an awards reception at the Future of Global Business Conference on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025.

Join us in celebrating these outstanding Hoyas for their leadership and lasting impact around the world.