Daniel Wordsworth serves as President & CEO of the American Refugee Committee, an international humanitarian aid agency that works with refugees around the world to help them take back control of their lives.
During his tenure the organization has expanded both the depth and the breadth of its global programming. Wordsworth has led the organization in refocusing its efforts on quality and customer service, recognizing the intensely individual experience of each refugee and utilizing human-centered design methodology to launch breakthrough new efforts. He’s also overseen a geographic expansion into Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, and Syria and smoothly integrated subsidiary Questscope and its Jordan operations into the ARC family. In 2012 the organization was awarded the Peter F. Drucker award for Non-Profit Innovation in recognition of its work with the Somali Diaspora globally.
Wordsworth joined the American Refugee Committee in 2009, after 12 years with the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF). During his tenure, he built the foundation of CCF’s emergency response programs in East Timor, Sierra Leone, India, Afghanistan, and Northern Uganda.
Prior to joining the American Refugee Committee, Wordsworth led a team engaged in for-profit business start-ups in China. He has also lived and worked with the urban poor in Australia and Hong Kong. Over the last 20 years, Wordsworth has lived in China, India, Vietnam, and Thailand. He has written numerous publications on children and poverty.
He started his career in the Royal Australian Navy.