Alexis Glick Alexis Glick Is CEO of the Gen Youth Foundation, a Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Fighting Childhood Obesity
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Alexis Glick Alexis Glick is CEO of the Gen YOUth Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting childhood obesity. Gen YOUth’s flagship program Fuel Up to Play 60, is a partnership between the NFL and the National Dairy Council. The in-school program empowers youth in more than 70,000 schools to improve nutrition and physical activity at their own school and for their own health. It encourages youth to consume nutrient-rich foods and achieve at least 60 minutes of physical activity every day. Prior to her appointment as CEO, Alexis Glick was Vice President of Fox Business News, where she helped launch the largest cable news network in history and anchored “Money for Breakfast” and “The Opening Bell.” She is a senior fellow for the Kauffman Foundation, one of the largest foundations in the country; the organization is dedicated to education and entrepreneurship. Glick has become an emerging philanthropic leader. She is a strategic advisor to the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, an international forum of business CEOs and chairpersons focused exclusively on corporate philanthropy created by Paul Newman, John C. Whitehead and Peter L. Malkin. Throughout her career, Glick has interviewed some of the world’s most recognized leaders and newsmakers across politics, business and sports, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Warren Buffett, Rupert Murdoch, Muhtar Kent and Tiger Woods, among others. In addition to her consulting and advisory work for media and financial companies, Glick has become a frequent guest and contributor to many Network, Cable News and National radio stations. She travels across the country speaking about a range of topics including the fate of the U.S. economy, the political climate in Washington, D.C. and her personal journey from running a business on Wall Street to covering hurricanes, super bowls, presidential elections and the largest financial crisis of our lifetime. Prior to joining Fox News, Glick was a correspondent for NBC News’s “Today Show,” where she co-anchored the third hour of the program with Katie Couric, Matt Lauer, Al Roker and Ann Curry. Before joining “Today,” she was the senior trading correspondent for CNBC and reported from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange for CNBC’s flagship morning program “Squawk Box.” 99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 703.373.WWSG WWSG.com Earlier in her career, Glick was an executive at Morgan Stanley where she headed floor operations at the New York Stock Exchange. A member of the New York Stock Exchange since 2002, she was the first and youngest woman to manage such an operation for a bulge bracket firm, and served as one of its top producers on the Listed Equity Trading Desk. She began her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Equities Division. Glick is a graduate of Columbia University and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Columbia College Alumni Association. In 2006 she was awarded Columbia’s John Jay Award for distinguished professional achievement. She’s been featured in Metropolitan Home, W, Fortune, New York Magazine, Glamour, Men’s Health, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times among others. She is the proud mother of three young boys. 99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 703.373.WWSG WWSG.com .