Lucas Welch

Lucas Welch
Born1974
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
NationalityAmerican
Alma materBrown University
Years active1998 - current
Known forSoliya
SpouseJulia Bacha
Children2
Websitehttp://soliya.net/

Lucas Welch (born 1974 in North Carolina) is a New York-based social entrepreneur. Welch founded Soliya,[1][2] an international nonprofit organization that works on virtual exchange programs among university students in Western and Muslim-majority countries.[3][4] He is known for his role in the establishment of the J. Christopher Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative,[5] to connect one million young people in the United States and the Middle East.[6][7][8][9] Welch currently serves as the executive director of the Pluribus Project, an initiative with the Aspen Institute, to build the political power of the many in the United States.[10][11][12]

  1. ^ "Soliya Board of Directors". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  2. ^ Jim Luce (19 June 2010). "Smart Move: Soliya and the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations Merge". Daily Kos. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  3. ^ Ursula Lindsey (5 December 2010). "Online Program Connects Students Across Cultural and National Borders". Chronicle.com. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. ^ Jim Luce (29 June 2010). "Muslims & Non-Muslims Hear about Terrorist Threat, Solutions at Harvard Club". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Why We Need A Million More Chris Stevens and How We Can Get Them". Huffington Post. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Lucas Welch". Harvard University. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  7. ^ "University of California at Berkeley". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  8. ^ "Remarks by the President at the Summit on Countering Violent Extremism". whitehouse.gov. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016 – via National Archives.
  9. ^ "President requests $623 million for exchanges in FY16, a 5.6% increase". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  10. ^ "Resetting the Balance in Our Election Systems". 24 July 2015. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  11. ^ Catherine Lutz (26 January 2016). "Can Political Influence Be Shifted from the Money to the Many?". Aspen Institute. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  12. ^ Judith Samuelson (7 August 2015). "Five Great Moments from Aspen Ideas Festival 2015". Huffington Post. Retrieved 29 February 2016.