Threads of Giving Gala 2023

FIFTH ANNUAL THREADS OF GIVING GALA

Honoring this year’s Outstanding Arab American Philanthropist of the Year, Rania Succar

Event Information:
Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 at 5 pm
Guglielmo Winery
1480 E. Main Ave. Morgan Hill, CA 95037

The evening will include a cocktail reception followed by a seated dinner and a classical Arabic musical entertainment program. Suggested dress is semi-formal.

ABOUT RANIA SUCCAR

Rania Succar is a life-long social entrepreneur and an accomplished business leader. She is the co-founder of Jusoor, a global non-profit that has provided education opportunities to over 10,000 Syrian children and youth.  She is also the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp.

 

Rania is passionate about closing the opportunity gap that exists for children and youth in the Arab world.  She co-founded Jusoor in 2011 with that purpose in mind.  Facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in history, Syria stood to suffer from a lost generation.  Rania and the Jusoor team were determined not to let that happen.

Over the past 13 years, they have developed and scaled education programs around the world that have created tremendous hope and impact among Syrian youth.  Through these programs, they have directly educated over 10,000 young people and impacted the lives of thousands more.  To achieve all of this, Rania and team have galvanized a community of thousands of supporters from around the world to come together.  Prior to founding Jusoor, Rania co-founded the Harvard Arab Alumni Association, which has grown to become one of the most thriving alumni organizations in the world, with the ambition of accelerating economic development in the Arab World.

Rania has pursued her non-profit work alongside a very successful business career.  She is a mission-driven leader and is passionate about the role technology can play in accelerating economic development.  She is currently the CEO of Intuit Mailchimp and, through her work at Intuit, is focused on powering prosperity for small businesses around the world.  During her time at Intuit, Rania has led teams to launch several highly innovative offerings, enabling small businesses to get paid faster, access capital when they need it, improve cash flow visibility, and increase sales.

Rania received her MBA at Harvard Business School, an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School, and an AB from Harvard College.  Rania lives in the Bay Area with her husband Kourosh and their two children, Salma (5) and Dara (3).  They love to cook together, travel together and spend time with the kids’ grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles!