Company News, Distinctions - Jun 16, 2021

On June 14, 2021 Asafo & Co.’s Washington DC Managing Partner, Jude Kearney, was elected Chair of Winrock International, a non-profit organization and leader in U.S. and international development.

Asafo & Co. is very pleased and proud to announce that our Washington DC Managing Partner, Jude Kearney, was elected Chair of Winthrop Rockefeller International (Winrock International) board of directors. Named after the former Arkansas governor Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock International is a non-profit organization and recognized leader in U.S. and international development. The organization has a portfolio of more than 140 agriculture, environment and social development projects in over 46 countries.

Jude, a native of Arkansas and also a former Clinton administration official, has served in Winrock International’s board since 2015 and is the first African American to be elected Chair in the organization’s history.