Honored and proud to have presented the 2016 Hoffman Prize to Bobbi Silton. Bobbi is one of the smartest, most thoughtful and inclusive person I have ever met. A true leader and someone we are fortunate to have as a part of the CSR and volunteering movement. Bobbi Silten is the Executive Vice President of Global Talent and Sustainability at Gap Inc.
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Hoffman Prize, California Volunteers, Governor’s Volunteering and Service Awards. The Hoffman Prize recognizes an exceptional California business executive who demonstrates outstanding and impactful work fostering volunteerism in his or her local community, the State of California, the nation, and the globe. Bobbi Silten has led Gap Foundation at Gap Inc., overseeing its global community investments in women’s advancement and youth first jobs, and volunteer programs for employees worldwide. Bobbi was tapped to lead Gap Inc.’s Global Sustainability practice, where she is tasked with vendor monitoring and capability building, environmental sustainability, global stakeholder partnerships, and sustainable innovation. She served as a member of the White House Council for Community Solutions, which provided advice to President Obama on the best ways to mobilize citizens, nonprofits, businesses and government to work more effectively together to solve specific community needs. She co-led the Youth Employment Program working group, which developed the Connecting Youth & Business toolkit. She co-founded “Reimagining Service,” a five-year national cross-sector initiative to increase the impact of volunteerism, and served as the chair of the Reimagining Service Council until 2014. She serves on the Leadership Council for Opportunity Nation and is also a volunteer mentor to alumni of Summer Search, a national youth leadership program.