Ellen Gustafson is a Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of We the Veterans – a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization created by veterans and military family members, united for democracy and committed to building a more perfect union. She is the Co-Founder of the Military Family Building Coalition, the first Military Support Organization to address family building challenges for active duty military families, as well as previously co-founding FEED, Food Tank and Co-Directing the Summit Institute. Ellen is the author of “We the Eaters: If We Change Dinner, We Can Change the World,” has been a Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneur and given four TEDxTalks. Ellen is a proud Navy Spouse and Navy and Coast Guard Granddaughter.
At the Summit
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
