Marshall J. Bailly II founded Leadership Initiatives to empower men, women and children around the world to determine their own futures and help break the cycles of poverty and dissatisfaction that plague so many communities worldwide. Over the past decade, with Marshall as Executive Director, Leadership Initiatives has grown to help create and expand 54 independent businesses, raise over 1.5 million dollars for business creation in developing communities, and create hundreds of jobs— thus affording parents the opportunity to send more children to school.
During this time, Marshall has received distinction for his work with Leadership Initiatives from the Youth Action Network, the Starbucks Foundation, GlobalGiving, the International Youth Foundation, and Georgetown University, winning their distinguished Outstanding Partner for Social Justice award.
Under his tenure, Leadership Initiatives has grown its fundraising base tenfold, been honored as GlobalGiving's Best All Around Nonprofit out of over 5000 organizations, and received endorsements and partnerships with the past two U.S. Ambassadors to Nigeria, the Embassy of Nigeria in the United States, Omnilearn, IFast, Siemans, the U.S. State Department and three members of Congress for their efforts to develop communities across the globe.
Marshall holds Bachelor's Degrees in both International Relations and Political Science from American University, as well as a specialized certification in Leadership. He went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a focus on Non-Profit Management from American University.