William S. Reese is president and chief executive officer of the International Youth Foundation. Previously, he was president and CEO of Partners of the Americas for 12 years. He also served with the Peace Corps for 10 years, first as a volunteer in Salvador, Brazil, then as director of Brazil operations, and in Washington as deputy director of the Latin American and Caribbean region. He sits on the board of The Prince's Youth Business International as well as InterAction, where he served previously as chair. Reese received his B.A. in political science from Stanford University and is a 1995 graduate of the Stanford Business School’s Executive Program.