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Copyright 2004 World Vision Inc. |  | Richard E. Stearns is the president of World Vision in the United States. In this role since 1998, he is responsible for overseeing World Vision’s fundraising, advocacy, church partnerships and domestic programs, as well supporting the organization’s relief and development programs in nearly 100 countries.
Stearns began his career in marketing for the Gillette Company. From 1977 to 1985, he held various roles with Parker Brothers Games, culminating in his appointment as president in 1984.
In 1987, he joined Lenox as a division president and was named president and CEO of Lenox, Inc. in 1995. In this position, he was responsible for Lenox China and Crystal, Lenox Collections, Lenox Retail, Gorham Silver, Dansk and Hartmann Luggage, overseeing six manufacturing facilities, 4,000 employees and $500 million in annual sales.
In 1998, Stearns felt called to leave his 23-year career as a corporate executive to become president of World Vision, an organization he and his wife had supported for more than a decade.
Stearns has brought best practices from the corporate sector to World Vision’s non-profit environment. Since 1998, World Vision’s revenues in the United States have risen 75 percent, while overhead has decreased by five percent. In addition, Stearns has made the fight against the global AIDS epidemic an organizational priority.
Stearns holds a bachelor’s degree in neurobiology from Cornell University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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